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Last updated on Thursday, April 30, 2015
(BLOOMINGTON) - Two men were arrested Monday night after a robbery at Big Red Liquors in the 2400 block of West Third Street in Bloomington.
According to Bloomington Police Capt. Joe Qualters, two men entered the store around 8 p.m., then ordered the two employees to get on the floor. The robbers ordered a female employee unlock the safe and the men gathered the money from the registers and the safe.
Police say the employees did not see a weapon, but one of the men acted as if he was armed.
Police say there were no customers in the store and no employees were injured.
A Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputy who was in the vicinity saw one of the men proceed to the railroad tracks behind the building. 28-year-old Victor Tucker fought with the officer and officers had to use pepper spray during the altercation.
Tucker was arrested on a felony charges of robbery and resisting law enforcement.
Police then found and arrested 34-year-old Michael Parker of Bloomington on charges of robbery. Qualters says Parker was the driver of the getaway vehicle.
Police are still looking for a third man that was captured on video tape with Tucker when he entered the store.
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