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Attempted Robbery Ends In Dramatic Arrest

JENKINS TOWNSHIP — An attempted robbery near Pittston Thursday ended with a police pursuit and a dramatic arrest with FBI and state police near Wilkes-Bar...
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JENKINS TOWNSHIP -- An attempted robbery near Pittston Thursday ended with a police pursuit and a dramatic arrest with FBI and state police near Wilkes-Barre.

People in Ashley say it looked like something right out of a movie: state and local police were circling the streets in Ashley earlier in the day and it ended with a dramatic arrest.

State police took a man into custody after dozens of police cars and more than 20 officers from surrounding communities, state police, and FBI agents packed Hazle Street and surrounded a house in Hanover Township.

There was a report of an attempted robbery FNCB bank in Jenkins Township around 11:30 a.m. that led officers to Ashley where police say an Ashley officer stopped the suspect on Main Street. That led to the foot pursuit and the arrest.

Police say the man taken into custody is a suspect for a robbery at the Family Dollar in Ashley.

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