Ohio man arrested after cash register stolen from Monroe County gas station found in semi-truck

LUNA PIER, Mich. (FOX 2) - An Ohio man is in custody after an armed robbery early Sunday at a gas station in Luna Pier.

Police said they were called to the Sunoco at 4180 Luna Pier Rd. just before 1:30 a.m. The suspect had fled with a cash register during the robbery.

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Michigan State Police used a drone and K-9 to search the area, and determined the suspect didn't get far. While checking semi-trucks in the parking lot, police found that a man in one of the trucks had the stolen cash register.

The 41-year-old man who is from Toledo was arrested.