Robbery Suspect Caught Running out of Check Cashing Store

On 9/27/2017 at 2am, Officers were dispatched to the Check Cashing business at 1210 S. Country Club in reference to a panic alarm. The Security Company advised they could see an unknown male inside the store. Before any further information could be obtained, Officer Williams who was approaching the business as the call came out, observed a male subject exit from the business headed towards Southern Ave. Officer Williams identified himself and told the subject to stop. The subject fled north into the traffic lanes of Southern Ave. Officer Williams gave chase and tackling the subject as they entered the westbound lanes of Country Club. Other officers arrived to assist and the suspect was detained. Speaking with the employee in the business, the suspect, Luke Upton had come into the business simulating that he had a weapon and demanding money. She hit the alarm and the suspect ran out of the store and into the arriving officers.


The suspect was taken into custody and will be charged with armed robbery for implying he had a weapon, resisting arrest for running from police and not complying while being handcuffed and criminal damage.

Suspect Luke Upton