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2 remain at large following robbery spree and fiery crash in Lancaster County

WEST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP, Pa.–Police continue their search for two robbers who escaped after their getaway car crashed in Lancaster County early Mond...
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2 remain at large following robbery spree and fiery crash in Lancaster County

 

WEST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP, Pa.–Police continue their search for two robbers who escaped after their getaway car crashed in Lancaster County early Monday morning. So far, police have one person of interest in custody.

The crash happened just after 5:45 a.m. along the 1500 block of Millport Road in West Lampeter Township following two armed robberies.

The first robbery happened around 4:20 a.m. at the Turkey Hill located along t he 300 block of East Main Street in Mountville Borough. Two men, armed with guns, entered the store and demanded money, police said.

Almost an hour later–police believe the same men entered the Sunoco located along the 200 block of N. Decatur Street in Strasburg and robbed the clerk at gunpoint. The men got away with cash and cigarettes.

A witness described the getaway vehicle as a silver Audi with dark tinted windows with three people inside. A short time later–an East Lampeter Township police officer spotted the vehicle at the Turkey Hill along Strasburg Pike and Lincoln Highway East. The driver fled from police and crashed into a fire hydrant on Millport Road. The vehicle burst into flames upon impact.

Kervin Perales, 23, one of the occupants of the vehicle, was captured at the scene. He suffered burns in the crash and was taken to Crozer-Chester Medical Center for treatment. Investigators said Perales is considered a person of interest in the case.

Two other men who were in the vehicle fled from police on foot.  Authorities said the pair may have burns and seek treatment for their injuries.

Police on Monday released surveillance photos  of the robbery at the Sunoco.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 1-800-957-2677.

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