Several central Indiana police agencies worked together to find and arrest a man they say robbed 10 different stores last month, each time evading arrest.
Curtis White Jr., 1416 E. Bacon Street, Indianapolis, was arrested Feb. 19 on multiple robbery charges, according to Johnson County court documents.
Charges were filed in Johnson County on Friday, and in Marion County on Feb. 21.
White now faces seven robbery charges, six of which were filed in Marion County — five level 3 felonies due to reportedly using a weapon during some of the robberies, and one level 5 felony. He is facing another charge in Johnson County, also a level 5 felony.
White admitted to robbing a Franklin convenience store Feb. 11, and shared several details of the robbery Franklin police knew to be true from watching the surveillance video and talking with employees, court documents said.
Employees told police White walked through the store for a short time, then showed a knife and demanded money from the register, a Franklin police report said.
The suspect got away with $420 in cash, court documents said.
White also robbed a similar store in Greenwood. He is believed to have committed eight other robberies in Indianapolis, Beech Grove, Shelbyville and Bloomington, police said.
All six police agencies received the same anonymous tip on Feb. 12, according to court documents.
Indianapolis police tracked White’s cell phone and located him on Feb. 19 in Indianapolis, court documents said. Police arrested him on unrelated warrants.
Franklin police interviewed White on Feb. 20. He told police he was struggling with a heroin problem and "went back to my ways," according to court documents. He decided to rob the Franklin store because he had already robbed a number of stores in Indianapolis, White told Franklin police.
Police used various forms of media to circulate details about the suspect. Police said he wore the same outfit during multiple robberies.
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Here is a look at all the stores Curtis White Jr. is suspected of robbing:
Dollar General, 6908 S. Madison Avenue;
Family Dollar, 2931 Kentucky Avenue;
Walgreen’s, 5095 E. Thompson Road;
Dollar General, 5210 English Avenue;
Dollar General, 4060 S. Keystone Avenue;
Walgreen’s, 1808 Albany Street (Beech Grove);
Dollar General, Franklin;
Dollar General, Bloomington;
Dollar General, Greenwood;
Dollar General, Shelbyville.
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