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Man arrested after robbing the Rite Aid Pharmacy on Portland Avenue twice
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Local reporter
Rochester, New York – A 50-year-old man was arrested after he allegedly robbed the Rite Aid Pharmacy on Portland Avenue twice.
According to police, Francisco Jimenez was charged with two counts of robbery in the first degree and two counts of grand larceny in the third degree.
On July 4 around 11:30 a.m., a man walked into Rite Aid Pharmacy on Portland Ave, threatened the use of a gun, and stole narcotics, police said. Then, on Aug. 8 the same Rite Aid Pharmacy was robbed and a substantial quantity of narcotics was taken.
According to police, on Thursday they identified the suspect as Jimenez and took him into custody.
Jimenez will be arraigned on those charges as well an outstanding bench warrant in Rochester City Court on Friday at 9:30 am.
According to police, Jiminez is a predicate felon with multiple prior robbery convictions; the most recent robbery conviction was in January of 2019. His current bench warrant was for failing to comply with sentencing conditions.
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