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Suspect nabbed after armed robbery in Wilkes-Barre Township

Officers responded to the Dollar General along Kidder Street in Wilkes-Barre Township just after 9 p.m. Friday night.

WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Police have arrested a man who they say was involved in an armed robbery in Luzerne County.

Officers responded to the Dollar General along Kidder Street in Wilkes-Barre Township just after 9 p.m. on June 28.

Investigators say Thadius Ulmer, 58, entered the cash room in the store where staff were counting cash, brandished two guns, and demanded money before fleeing the store.

Ulmer faces robbery and terroristic threats charges. 

He is locked up in Luzerne County Prison awaiting a preliminary hearing on July 15.

Police are still searching for the driver of the vehicle that Ulmer used to commit the robbery.

Anyone with information on the driver's identity is asked to email police at email capparell@twp.wilkesbarre.pa.us or send a Facebook message to Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department's Facebook page.

P240136764 ARMED Robbery, Dollar General Thadius "Dutch" Ulmer, 58 y/o Wilkes Barre Pa. The suspect was identified...

Posted by Wilkes-Barre Township Police Department on Friday, July 5, 2024

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