A coordinated response by the Pima County Sheriffs Department over the weekend resulted in the arrest of a suspect accused of an armed robbery near East Sahuarita Road and South Houghton Road, the department said in a social media post.

According to PCSD, the male suspect wearing gloves and a mask and armed with a handgun entered a business in the area, forced the victim to open a safe and the cash register, and fled with about $2,500. The department credited the quick actions of patrol deputies and information provided by the victim for identifying the suspect and his vehicle.

PCSD said its surveillance aircraft located a vehicle matching the description and deputies followed it to a property where the suspect tried to flee on foot but was quickly apprehended. Deputies recovered the sto

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