It took Bloomington Police fewer than seven hours to locate and arrest a 25-year-old man, Reginald Coffie, in connection with a robbery late Friday night at the Village Pantry at 275 E. Winslow Road.
BPD Sgt. Robert Skelton said police responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Village Pantry around midnight Friday night.
Skelton said a 31-year-old male clerk at the store told police a younger-looking black male, with average height and weight, entered the store wearing several layers of clothing.
The clerk told police the man acted like he had a weapon and demanded the clerk give him money. An undisclosed amount of money was given to the man by the clerk, and the man fled the store on foot, according to Skelton.
A police K-9 unit was called and able to locate some of the suspect’s clothing, which was lying in a pile outside near the store.
Skelton said the clerk told police he believed he knew who the suspect was, and police used the clerk’s description and security footage to try and find the man.
Around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, Skelton found Coffie, walking on the street near Third Street and College Avenue. Coffie was then brought into custody.
Coffie was in possession of money when he was arrested, but police did not find a weapon on him.
He was charged with robbery, a level three felony.
