Police Catch Alleged Robbers Minutes After Crime

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Police have two men in custody after an armed robbery at a Cincinnati store.

Officers said a man entered the Family Dollar store at Paddock Road and Vine Street just after 4 p.m., showed a gun and demanded money.

About 30 minutes after the robbery, police stopped a car at the Sunoco station at Galbraith and Daly roads in North College Hill matching one seen leaving the scene.

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Officers said they found Maurice Jefferson II, 23, of Covington, wearing clothing that matched a description given at the scene, a handgun in his waistband and a wad of cash.

Police also arrested a second man, Deonte Smith, 22, of Walnut Hills, who was in the car.

Jefferson is being held on four counts of aggravated robbery and one count each of illegally possessing a firearm and carrying a concealed weapon. He's accused of robbing another Family Dollar store last Friday and a UDF earlier in the month.

Jefferson was previously convicted in a 2002 carjacking case and served 3.5 years before being released in January.

Smith is facing an aggravated robbery charge and a drug possession charge.

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