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20-year-old arrested in connection with a series of south side burglaries

Posted at 10:10 AM, Dec 03, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-03 10:10:56-05

INDIANAPOLIS — A 20-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for a series of six robberies on the south side of Indianapolis, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

The suspect is accused of robbing three people and three gas stations in three days. Five of the crimes were committed within five hours of each other between the night of Thursday, Oct. 29 and the morning hours of Friday, Oct. 30. He's believed to also be the suspect of another burglary on Monday, Nov. 2.

According to IMPD's Covert Robbery Unit, the suspect was armed with a revolver when committing the thefts.

Detectives were granted a search warrant for the suspect's vehicle and home, where investigators located evidence related to the crimes, according to police.

The 20-year-old was arrested for robbery level 3 and transported to the Marion County Jail.

List of robberies the suspect is arrested with connection to:

  • Oct. 29 at 9:03 p.m. — 50 E. Thompson Rd. — Robbery of a person
  • Oct. 29 at 9:15 p.m. — 1630 E. Southport Rd. — Robbery of a person
  • Oct. 29 at 10:39 p.m. — 5911 Madison Ave. — Robbery of a person
  • Oct. 30 at 1:35 a.m. — 8045 S Meridian St. — Robbery of a BP Get Go
  • Oct. 30 at 1:43 a.m. — 5960 S. East St. — Robbery of a Speedway gas station
  • Nov. 2 at 7:51 p.m. — 5508 Madison Ave. — Robbery of a Speedway gas station

Anyone with any further information about these incidents should call the IMPD Homicide /Robbery Office at 317.327.3475 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana.