Jamestown police say 48 year-old Reinaldo Lugo was charged with third-degree robbery and grand larceny.

Lugo was arrested following a two-day search after he held up the 7 Eleven store at the corner of Buffalo and E. Second Streets just after 1:30 p.m. Friday.

He reportedly used a stolen vehicle as part of the alleged robbery.

Lugo left the convenience store with a “quantity of cash” and the vehicle was found abandoned later in the day in an area near Allen Park.

Police say investigators were able to use video surveillance from outside the store to identify Lugo.

Lugo was being held pending arraignment in Jamestown City Court on the charges.

It’s not the first time the stores have been robbed during the overnight shift. According to one of the employees at the 7-Eleven on Second St., the store has been robbed three different times at gunpoint in the past month alone. As a result, an online petition has been created, calling for store management to increase safety for overnight employees.

Long-time store employee and Jamestown area resident Brielle Robbins has already received more than 480 signatures on her Change.org petition as of Monday morning.

In the petition, entitled “Make 7-Eleven a more safe workplace at night” – Robbins outlined her concerns, saying the store has poor lighting and surveillance equipment. She also said that the store does have a silent alarm, but during the last two most recent robberies it didn’t work. And she says that the store only has one employee working overnight.

Robbins says that management simply advises the staff to follow the store’s established safety procedures, which includes keeping only $30 in the drawers during the overnight hours.

Robbins is asking management to either hire an armed security guard for the overnight shifts or eliminate the overnight hours of operation. No word on what reaction, if any, store ownership has regarding the petition from one of its employees.

Noel Velon

JAMESTOWN – City police have released the name of the suspect connected to the back-to-back robberies of the 7-Eleven convenience store on East Second St.

JPD Captain Robert Samuelson said 41-year-old Noel Velon has been charged with two counts of second-degree robbery and two counts of second-degree menacing.

Vellon is accused of entering the 7-Eleven store both early Sunday and Monday mornings and robbing the store with what appeared to be a handgun. Police say an investigation resulted in Vellon being arrested early Monday evening. Police also found the he was actually using an air soft replica pistol in both of the robberies.

No one was injured in the crime.

An surveillance camera image of the suspect that held up the 7-11 on E. Second St. early Wednesday morning, Aug. 20, 2014. Police say someone may be able to identify the suspect, based on the shirt he is wearing. Anyone with information should contact the JPD.

JAMESTOWN – City police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred early Wednesday morning at the 7-Eleven store located at the corner of East Second and Buffalo Streets.

According to a media release from the Jamestown Police Department, a man wearing a dark colored ski mask and armed with a knife entered the store at 3:05 a.m. and demanded cash. Police say the suspect was able to grab the entire cash drawer and left the store, fleeing on foot.

The suspect is described as being a dark skinned male in his 20s, standing about 5’6″ to 5′ 8″ and weighing 150 to 160 lbs. He was wearing a long sleeve red shirt with athletic shorts. The red shirt had a distinctive design on its front that may be familiar or recognizable to someone.

Anyone who may have information on the robbery or who may recognize the shirt the suspect is wearing is asked to call the Jamestown Police Department at 483-7537 or call the anonymous Tip Line at 483-8477. All calls will be kept confidential.

At 11:30 p.m., Jamestown Police stopped three individuals for acting suspicious and allegedly committing other offenses through the north side of the city.

Further investigation revealed they had stolen food and alcoholic beverages in their possession.

Police say 31 year-old Amy Robbins of Jamestown, 45 year-old Michael P. Pacheco of Salamanca, and an unidentified 17-year-old male were charged with criminal possession of stolen property and petit larceny. Robbins was also charged with disorderly conduct.

A fourth suspect fled on foot and was not located by police. He is described as a black male between ages 17 and 20, last seen wearing a long-sleeve, off-white shirt with red shorts and an unknown type of baseball cap.

Anyone with information on the subject can contact JPD or leave an anonymous tip at 483-8477.

Dennis Harmon

JAMESTOWN – City police have made a second arrest in connection to the robbery of the CVS pharmacy that took place on March 26.

According to Jamestown Police Captain Robert Samuelson, 29 year-old Dennis Harmon was picked up by officers after police notified the public and other law enforcement agencies that he was a person of interest in the case. Police named Harmon a person of interest on Friday afternoon. By Saturday night he was in police custody.

Police believe that Harmon, along with 23 year-old Thomas Lawson, was allegedly involved in holding up the CVS in Brooklyn Square early in the morning on March 26. The two are accused of entering the store wearing masks and using a knife during the hold up. The two suspects are accused of allegedly taking an undisclosed amount of cash, along with cigarettes and medication before fleeing from the scene.

Lawson was arrested last week following an investigation by police. Officers believe he was also involved in a similar robbery that took place at the 7-Eleven convenience store on N. Main St, which took place on March 24.

The two are not believed to be connected to a third robbery that occurred at the East Second Street 7-Eleven on April 1. The suspect in incident is still at large, and is described as a 6-foot to 6-foot-2-inch black man with a thin build.

Anyone with additional information is asked to call the JPD at 483-7537 or the department’s anonymous tip line 483-TIPS (8477).

Dennis Harmon

JAMESTOWN – Investigators with the Jamestown Police Department are attempting to locate a second person of interest for the CVS Robbery that occurred on March 26. Investigators are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Dennis J. Harmon, 29, and are asking that they call the Jamestown Police Department at 483-7537 or the anonymous tip line at 483-Tips (8477) if they know where Harmon may be.

It is believed that Harmon may be in the Jamestown area. There is currently an outstanding warrant for Harmon for violation of Drug Treatment Court. All calls will be kept strictly confidential.

On Thursday night, police announced that they arrested 23 year-old Thomas Lawson for his alleged involvement in the robbery of both the CVS store in Brooklyn Square along with the 7-Eleven convenience store on N. Main St. At least two people were involved in the robbery of the CVS store, although only one person appears to have been involved in robbing the 7-Eleven on N. Main St.

Thomas Lawson

JAMESTOWN – City police have arrested a suspect they believe to be involved in a pair of downtown robberies that took place last month.

According to Jamestown Police Captain Robert Samuelson, police arrested 23 year-old Thomas Lawson following an investigation into the two armed robberies that took place at the N. Main St. 7-Eleven on March 24 and the CVS Pharmacy in Brooklyn Square on March 26. During the investigation, police also executed a search warrant at Lawson’s downtown business – Van’s Texas Hots – where they found items from the CVS robbery in the basement.  Lawson was charged with 2 counts of first degree robbery and is currently awaiting arraignment in city jail.

Samuelson said that police are still looking for a second person who was also involved in the CVS robbery.

Both robberies took place early in the morning. In the N. Main 7-Eleven robbery, a masked suspect entered the business around 5 a.m. March 24, displayed a knife and made off with undisclosed cash and cigarettes. The second robbery at CVS took place shortly after 2 a.m. on March 26. In that incident, two masked suspects entered the store, displayed a knife, and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash, cigarettes and medication.

A third robbery took place earlier this week at the 7-Eleven on the corner of E. Second and Buffalo Streets. Police believe that robbery was not connected to the earlier two that took place downtown. The suspect in that incident is described a 6-2 black male who displayed a handgun and made off with an undisclosed amount of money.

Anyone who may have information any of the robberies is asked to contact the Jamestown Police Department at at 483-7531 or 483-TIPS (8477).

An image of the 7-Eleven robbery suspect, who allegedly held up the store at 2 a.m. on April 1, 2014.

JAMESTOWN – Another armed robbery has been reported in the city of Jamestown, this time on the east side of town.

According to a report released Tuesday morning by the Jamestown police Department , investigators are looking into an armed robbery that reportedly took place at the 7-Eleven store at the corner of E. Second and Buffalo Streets, just before 2 a.m. Tuesday.

According to police, store employees say that an unknown subject entered the store and walked directly behind the service counter, displayed a handgun and ordered the employees to the floor. The witnesses said the subject then fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 6′ 2″ with a wide nose. He was also wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt, black pants and black boots.

This is the third time in less than ten days that an overnight robbery has taken place in a local store. Early Monday morning, March 24, a masked white-male walked into the 7-Eleven on N. Main St. in Jamestown, showed a knife and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and cigarettes. Early Wednesday morning, two masked men walked into the CVS store in Brooklyn Square with one displaying a knife and made off with cash, cigarettes and medication.  The two suspects in that incident were also described as being white males.

Anyone with any information into this morning’s crime or either of the ones that occurred last week is asked to call Jamestown Police at 483-7531, or their confidential tip line at 483-8477.

An image of the individual who robbed the 7-Eleven store on N. Main st. in Jamestown during the early morning of Monday, March 24, 2014.

JAMESTOWN – Jamestown Police are searching for a man who robbed the 7-Eleven store on North Main Street early Monday morning.

According to police, a white male wearing tan Carhartt overalls, a light gray hooded sweatshirt and with his face covered by an orange bandana, entered the store with a knife in hand and demanded money. After taking an undisclosed amount of cash and cigarettes, the man left the store on foot.

The suspect is described as a white male standing 5-9 and with a medium build. Anyone with information should call Jamestown Police at 483-7531 or leave an anonymous tip at 483-Tips (8477). All calls will be kept confidential.