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Friday, December 23, 2011

GTV NEWS: 2 men arrested in gas station robberies

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Two men were arrested after a series of gas station robberies , and a third man is still being sought. 

Steven Lamont Atkins, 21, and Tori Kesheen Bailey, 21, were both charged with armed robbery. 

Bailey was part of the Mobil gas station robbery on Burton Street, which Grand Rapids police responded to on Dec. 18. The attendant said two black males had entered the store, demanded money, and fled after obtaining an undisclosed amount of money. 

The following night, officers responded to a robbery at the Speedway gas station on Leonard. The attendant there also said two black males entered the store, produced a black semi-automatic pistol and demanded money. 

Then again on Dec. 21 officers received a call about a robbery at the Virginia's Party Store on Burton where the store employee told police that one suspect entered the store, showed a black semi-automatic pistol, and demanded money and cigarettes. The suspect fled after obtaining both items. 

Detectives found two of the three suspects at a home on Stafford Avenue on Dec. 22. Evidence from the robberies was also found inside of the home. 

The Kent County Prosecutor's Office issued warrants for Atkins, charged with the armed robbery of Virginia's Party Store, and Bailey, charged with the armed robbery of both the Mobil and Speedway gas stations. 

A warrant was also issued on the third suspect charging him with Armed Robbery of the Mobil and Speedway gas stations, who is still at large. That person's name has not been released.

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