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    West Warwick police arrest armed robbery suspect

    By Raymond Baccari,

    6 hours ago

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    WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — West Warwick police have arrested a Coventry man suspected of robbing a Dollar General at gunpoint Tuesday evening.

    Police alleged that Mark Montefusco, 60, held up the store just after 9 p.m. Tuesday and left with an “undetermined amount of cash.”

    Surveillance footage, physical evidence and witness statements helped police identify the suspect, who was located in Coventry.

    Montefusco was arraigned Thursday on a first-degree robbery charge and ordered held without bail.

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