SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — Four people are in police custody after a string of robberies in two counties led to their arrest in Shelbyville.

According to the Shelbyville Police Department, authorities were notified of an armed robbery involving six individuals in Frankfort. The vehicle connected to the robbery was spotted using FLOCK cameras on Boone Station Road in Shelbyville, and was later located in the parking lot of the Governors' Square Shopping Center.

Officers responded and after a positive identification, arrested four people.

An investigation revealed that these individuals had used a stolen credit card from a victim to purchase $513 in gift cards, and were also involved in three other robberies in Lexington and Franklin County.

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