A local man has been charged in connection with a pair of gas station robberies that occurred about an hour apart late Monday night and early Tuesday morning.
Earl C. Sanford, 40, of 180 Federal Way in Johnston, entered no plea to one count of first-degree robbery and one count of second-degree robbery during his Tuesday arraignment in Third Division District Court. He was ordered held without bail.
According to Johnston Deputy Police Chief Joseph Razza, officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Mobil gas station at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Monday. Roughly an hour later, another robbery was reported at the Shell gas station at 525 Killingly St.
According to Razza, police obtained a description of the suspect – who was seen on surveillance video reaching into his shirt as though he was armed – and his vehicle. Sanford was then located and taken into custody at the Shell gas station at 200 Union Ave. in Providence with assistance from Cranston and Providence police.
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