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Albemarle Police has made an arrest in the case of two robberies from December.

Officers with Albemarle Police responded to Dollar Tree at 636 N.C. Highway 24-27 Bypass East at 8:17 p.m. Dec. 22, 2019 for an armed robbery. Later that night, Papa Jones Pizza, at 633 N.C. 24-27 Bypass East, reported a robbery at 9:35 p.m.

On Friday, APD announced that after an investigation detectives arrested Terick Mike James, 34, of Albemarle with two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon and one count of attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon. He received an $85,000 secured bond for his release.

His first scheduled court appearance is March 30.