Mebane police have arrested three Durham teenagers for the armed robbery of Jersey Mike’s, 102 Millstead Drive, just off NC 119 in Mebane, that took place back on August 12.
Two black males – both armed with what police believe were AR pistols – entered the store shortly before 9:00 that night, took money from the cash drawer, and fled in what turned out to be a stolen car.
A police officer on the way to the scene saw the suspicious car and followed into the area of Quaker Creek Drive in the Fieldstone Apartment complex off South Third Street.
Officers chased the suspects (by then identified as three black males) through the complex but lost them in the area near Briarwood Drive.
The stolen car was located, according to the police, and items related to the robbery were recovered.
Among those since arrested was Michael Dwayne Harris, 19, black, male of 200 Lynn Forest Drive, Apartment 202, Durham. He is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon;
possession of a firearm by a felon; second degree kidnapping; possession of a stolen motor vehicle; and resisting, obstructing, and delaying a police officer.
The other two suspects are also black teenagers from Durham, both juveniles (i.e., under age 18); therefore, their identities are not being released by authorities.
Juvenile No. 1 is described by police as a 16-year-old black male from Durham. He is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon; possession of a handgun by a minor; possession of a stolen motor vehicle; and resisting, obstructing, and delaying a police officer.
Juvenile No. 2 is described by police as a 17-year-old black male from Durham. He is charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon; second degree kidnapping; possession of a handgun by a minor; possession of a stolen motor vehicle; and resisting, obstructing, and delaying a police officer.
Read earlier coverage of the robbery: https://alamancenews.com/mebane-robbery-other-criminal-activity-also-believed-to-be-connected-to-juvenile-shootings/
