CORNELIUS, N.C. — Police in Cornelius have arrested robbery suspects following a search of the Antiquity area Tuesday, officials said.
On Tuesday, officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Davidson Police Department and Cornelius Police Department were searching the area, which is located east of Interstate 77 along Main Street. Around 4:30 p.m., the last suspect was safely taken into custody. Two other suspects had been taken into custody earlier in the afternoon.
"The initial call indicated robbery suspects fled north on I-77 and the pursuit ended near Antiquity," the Davidson Police Department said in an email alert sent to residents Tuesday. "Please be aware there are no reports of active shooting in this incident.
On Friday, CMPD said officers were searching for a 14-year-old wanted on outstanding warrants for robbery and shooting into an occupied home. The suspect had removed an electronic monitoring device, police said.
The suspect switched with another juvenile who was driving the stolen vehicle. Police said the suspect was driving more than 100 mph, drove the wrong way into oncoming traffic, and failed to stop at numerous traffic lights and stop signs.
The pursuit reached Cornelius, after which the suspect and two passengers crashed the stolen car and attempted to run from the vehicle, police said.
All three juvenile suspects were arrested by CMPD, the department said.
During the arrest, police located a concealed weapon on the 14-year-old. He faces charges of robbery, hit & run, possession of a handgun by a minor, felony flee to elude, and assault with a deadly weapon, as well as two additional charges of shooting into an occupied dwelling.
All three suspects face charges of possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting officers, police said.
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