Crime & Safety
Alleged Speedway Robber Nabbed by Falls Police Detectives
Darrell G. Connell, 26, of Uniontown, was arrested and charged Monday for reportedly robbing the Bailey Road gas station with a fake gun.
was arrested and charged Monday for allegedly robbing a Cuyahoga Falls gas station with a fake gun.
After working off a pair of strong leads, found and arrested Connell at 1:30 p.m. in Akron, according to a press release.
On July 14 at 11:45 p.m., police say Connell walked into the Speedway gas station, located at 2026 Bailey Rd., with an object wrapped up in a t-shirt, claimed it was a gun and threatened to shoot the clerk if he didn’t hand over the money in the register.
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He stole an unknown amount of cash and fled down Bailey Road before police arrived.
He was charged with robbery, a second-degree felony, and was booked into Summit County Jail.
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