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Man arrested in Fayetteville dollar store robbery

Police have arrested a man they believe robbed a Fayetteville dollar store at gunpoint Sunday morning.
Posted 2011-07-18T20:05:28+00:00 - Updated 2011-07-18T21:59:22+00:00
Chuck Goodspeed

Police have arrested a man they believe robbed a Fayetteville dollar store at gunpoint Sunday morning.

Chuck Goodspeed, 49, was charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and possession of stolen goods. He was being held in the Cumberland County jail without bond Monday.

Police said a man walked into the Dollar Tree at 7715 Raeford Road with a handgun to rob the business. He left with an undisclosed amount of cash and fled by car.

An officer later spotted a car and man fitting the description provided by witnesses, made a traffic stop and took Goodspeed into custody, police said.

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