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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The Birmingham Police Department announced Tuesday that an arrest has been made in connection to a robbery that occurred at a convenience store last week.
According to Truman Fitzgerald with the BPD, 23-year-old Derrick Hardy was arrested after officers obtained a warrant for first-degree robbery.
On Oct. 23, officers responded to the call of a robbery at a convenience store in the 1700 block of Pearson Avenue. The suspect allegedly walked into the business, pointed a gun at the store associate on duty, stole merchandise, then left the scene on foot.
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No injuries were reported in the robbery.
Hardy is currently being held in the Jefferson County Jail on a $60,000 bond.
