Armed robbery suspect arrested

At 5:37pm Wednesday, an employee of the Cap Sante Inn reported an armed robbery had just occurred and gave a description of the suspect to the police. Based on the description of the robber, officers believed it was the same man who robbed Steinman's Grocery on December 5th. 
 
Detectives had been distributing surveillance photos from the first robbery to area businesses and had already identified the suspect but had been unable to locate him. 
 
After Wendsday night's robbery, officers canvassed neighboring businesses and discovered the suspect was employed as a janitor within a block of the motel and had finished work shortly before the robbery occurred. 
 
An arrest warrant and search warrant were obtained and detectives discovered the weapon, money, and other pieces of evidence in the man's apartment and vehicle. The suspect told police that he was down on his luck and needed extra money for Christmas.