A string of similar thefts resulted in an arrest after Fort Worth police received a tonne of tips after a Fox 4 article about the robbery of a Fort Worth corner store.
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Roderick Dennis is charged with five counts of robbery.
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Investigators say Dennis robbed five corner stores in Fort Worth in less than two months.
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Dennis’ arrest comes days after a Fox 4 story showed surveillance footage of one of the robberies.
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Roderick Dennis is charged with five counts of robbery.
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Investigators say Dennis robbed five corner stores in Fort Worth in less than two months.
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Dennis’ arrest comes days after a Fox 4 story showed surveillance footage of one of the robberies.
Texas’s Fort WorthAccording to Fort Worth police, a number of reliable reports were received soon after a Fox 4 report on a string of robberies at corner stores.
What We Know Roderick Dennis, 45, was arrested by police this week and charged with five robbery crimes.
Five robberies in less than two months have been attributed to Dennis, according to investigators.
According to the authorities, Dennis exploited a distraction and then threatened the shopkeeper with a gun during the first four robberies.
The most recent incident occurred on December 16 at a food store along Mansfield Highway.
The owner of the store claimed that Dennis robbed the clerk of $2,000 in cash and lotto scratch-off tickets while holding the clerk at gunpoint.
The following day, Fox 4 broadcast the surveillance footage.
According to Fort Worth police, the department received many reliable tips in a matter of hours. They all gestured toward Dennis.
Dennis was arrested without any problems.
He was arrested and released on a bond exceeding $300,000 at the Tarrant County jail.
What They’re Saying: Dennis’ arrest was facilitated by the surveillance footage’s publication, according to Officer Tracy Carter.
“We were able to find a serial robber who was apprehended for five cases that, again, hopefully won’t be doing that anymore anytime soon,” Carter stated.
Carter expressed gratitude to the community for the advice.
“It takes that community unity to actually apprehend this person,” Carter stated. “This is a great day.”
Background: Dennis has a lengthy criminal record in Tarrant County, having been charged with several narcotics offenses, robbery, and burglary.
According to court documents, Dennis broke the terms of two robbery warrants in April.
According to investigators, he neglected to submit a urine sample for his bail requirements in November when he was robbing the food shop.
After then, an arrest warrant was issued for him.
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This article’s information is based on prior Fox 4 reporting and conversations with Fort Worth police.
This article’s information is based on prior Fox 4 reporting and conversations with Fort Worth police.
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