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SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - A 35-year-old man was arrested Saturday in connection with a robbery that ended with a store employee being hit by a getaway car, according to police.
At about 3 p.m. on March 21, officers responded to a robbery in the 2800 block of Broadway Street Northeast. Police said a suspect stole over $100 in merchandise and got into a fight with an employee who tried to stop him.
The suspect got into a getaway car, which police said hit the employee, causing minor injuries.
Officers later found the suspect car and spoke with the driver, 35-year-old Gilberto Hernandez-Betancourt, who gave a false name. Police said officers learned he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
During the investigation, police said officers found a large amount of stolen items in the suspect car that was linked to a theft from Lowe’s in Keizer.
Hernandez-Betancourt was arrested and booked into the Marion County Jail for second-degree robbery, second-degree theft, giving false information to a police officer, felony hit and run, and second-degree assault.
Police said the second suspect in the Broadway Street robbery has not been found or identified at this time.
The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information about the incident should contact police.
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