Rocky Mount Police make arrest in string of armed robberies

ROCKY MOUNT,N.C. (WTVD) -- Rocky Mount Police said Friday that an arrest has been made in a string of commercial robberies during the past few weeks.

Antwane Smith, 48, of Tarboro has been charged in connection to four business robberies in Rocky Mount:

• Nov. 29, at the Kangaroo on West Raleigh Boulevard

• Nov. 30, at Speedway on East Raleigh Boulevard

• Dec. 2, at Almond Drugs on Tarboro Street

• Thursday, at 7-Eleven on Benvenue Road

Police said tips from the public helped investigators develop the suspect.

Smith is charged with four counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon.

He is being processed and bail has not yet been set, police said.