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CONOVER, N.C., Feb. 2 (UPI) -- North Carolina authorities said two suspected robbers were arrested after they called police for help with a flat tire a few hours after their alleged crime.
Catawba County police said Mark Franklin, 46, of Conover, and James Jennings, 31, of Claremont, allegedly entered a Cubbard Express store about 11 p.m. Sunday and demanded money from a cashier, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer reported Tuesday.
Investigators said one of the men indicated he was armed, but no weapon was displayed during the robbery. The men fled in a four-door tan Chevrolet.
Police said Franklin and Jennings called them from a Hardee's restaurant about 3 a.m. Monday and a responding officer recognized the men from security camera footage of the robbery and arrested them.
The men were charged with robbery and taken to a Catawba County jail.
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