On Friday's Newscast, we told you about the robbery which occurred on Coney Drive at around 5 p.m. Well, the man who allegedly committed it, and was caught by police in the area is in prison tonight after he was arraigned this morning.
As we reported, two men entered Hamze Grocery Store, located at the corner of Blue Marlin Boulevard and Coney Drive, and to rob the owner, Ahmad Hamze, and his relative, Belham Hamze, at gunpoint.
When they tried to flee, 2 of the store's regular patrons set chase after the men, and one of those men fired shots at the robbers with his licensed firearm. No one was hurt, but it allowed enough time for members of the Gang Suppression Unit to respond, and detain one of the men in a swampy area off Coney Drive.
That man who they detained was 25 year-old Nuri Polanco, a resident of Antelope Street Extension, and he was charged with robbery and aggravated assault.
He was arraigned before Magistrate Hettie Mae Stuart, and due to the nature of the offences, he was remanded to prison until February 28, 2013, his next court date.
Police say that they continue to look for his accomplice.
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