FMPD arrests 18-year-old in convenience store robbery

Author: wink news
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FORT MYERS, Fla.- An 18-year-old woman is behind bars for allegedly robbing a convenience store.

Alexis Burke is accused of walking into Skipper’s Choice on Palm Beach Boulevard and Marsh Avenue and threatening the cashier with a handgun.

Authorities say Burke ran off with $300 while the clerk chased after her.

Eventually deputies tracked her down with the help of a K-9 behind a nearby U-Save Supermarket.

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