Baltimore police are investigating a string of armed robberies at Baltimore convenience stores that occurred early Sunday.

At least three robberies happened between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m., all involving weapons, police said.

Shortly after 6:30 a.m., a 61-year-old man was arrested after allegedly pointing a gun at employees and stealing money and cigarettes from a 7-Eleven on E. 25th Street. He was identified by the victims, according to police.

"Obviously, they were going after some currency, right? To supplement something that they're not doing somewhere else, working," a Baltimore resident said.

Five hours earlier, an employee at a Royal Farms in the 1100 block of West 41st Street told police two men wearing black jackets and gray sweats, and face masks displayed a black switchblade knife

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