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5 Robbers In Custody, Police Say

Final Arrest Made Thursday Night

POSTED: 12:46 pm MST November 6, 2009
UPDATED: 1:03 pm MST November 6, 2009

Police have arrested five people in connection with a string of increasingly violent robberies, authorities said.

According to an e-mail from Phoenix Police Department spokesman Trent Crump, several of the alleged robbers were arrested Oct. 26 when they were spotted fleeing from a Chandler jewelry store.

The final arrest occurred late Thursday night.

Police believe Andrew Bochinclonny, 29; Jose Solis, 21; Ruben Mendietta, 26; Ishmael Luna, 23; and Jocy Martinez, 26, primarily targeted jewelry stores and stores selling cellular phones.

Officers also said the robberies were becoming more violent -- a recent one resulted in a shootout between the group and a victim.


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