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Police: Uniontown teen arrested in Canonsburg robbery

By Jon Andreassi for The 2 min read

Police arrested two juveniles who fled police in a stolen vehicle, which was used in a robbery in Canonsburg Wednesday morning.

A 17-year-old male from Uniontown and a 17-year-old female from Canonsburg will be charged as juveniles for fleeing police, flight to avoid apprehension and receiving stolen property, according to South Strabane Township police.

According to Canonsburg police, an armed robbery occurred at the Gas N’ Go, 301 Euclid Ave., just before 5 a.m. Wednesday. Canonsburg Police Chief Alex Coghill said a female in a gray hooded sweatshirt walked into the convenience store with a handgun and demanded money.

“She was able to get the cash drawer from the register,” Coghill said.

The female fled across the street into a silver Honda Pilot.

According to Coghill, the female who robbed the business is not the girl who was arrested later Wednesday morning. Coghill said the department is still investigating if the juveniles had any role in the robbery.

Coghill said the Pilot was stolen from a home on South Central Avenue on Monday. According to Coghill, the same home had recently been burglarized and keys to the vehicle were stolen.

Coghill confirmed the stolen car was the car used in the robbery.

South Strabane police saw the stolen vehicle traveling on Washington Road about 8:30 a.m., according to South Strabane Chief Drew Hilk.

South Strabane officers followed the vehicle to West Chestnut Street in Washington and attempted to pull it over. The driver fled and continued onto Franklin Farms Road, Park Avenue and Moore Road.

Hilk said they abandoned the vehicle on Bonanza Drive, near the Washington County Airport in South Franklin Township.

Both the male, the driver, and the female started to flee on foot. Hilk said the female was arrested almost immediately, while the male continued to run into a nearby wooded area.

Trinity School District Police Officer Ben Schaffer and K9 officer Hiller helped locate him in a drainage pipe off Moore Road.

East Washington, Washington, the sheriff’s department and state police also assisted.

Coghill said Canonsburg detectives are continuing to investigate the robbery.

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