Armed Robbery Suspects Arrested in Albany

“A few moments later an adult male wearing a mask and armed with a semi-automatic handgun came into the bar and demanded money from the lottery till.”

The investigation into this robbery and four other recent armed robberies is on-going. Anyone with any information regarding this robbery or any other robbery is asked to contact the Albany Police Department … via Salem-News.com

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Fri, May 4th, 2007

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