Tuesday, February 7, 2012
     
 
 
Local News
This Fegley's Mini Mart in Tamaqua was robbed Sunday at 1:15 a.m. This was the second time in less than three weeks it was the target of an armed robbery.
Fegley's robbed again

For the second time in less than three weeks, an armed robber walked into the Fegley's Mini Mart in Tamaqua Sunday around 1:15 a.m., showed his gun to the clerk and walked off with an unknown amount of money.

This time he also robbed the attached Dunkin' Donuts.

According to surveillance video, the gunman entered the store casually, approached the Fegley's clerk and demanded money and a pack cigarettes. He then walked over to the Dunkin' Donuts register, where he also demanded money.

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