RENO, Nev. (AP) - Reno police have arrested a suspect in an attempted armed robbery at a downtown U.S. Post Office a day after he was released from prison in California.
Police say 44-year-old Anthony Craig entered the Post Office with a large knife shortly before 2 p.m. Monday.
Sgt. Ron Chalmers says he demanded money and threatened to slit the throat of a postal worker. Another worker managed to call 911 and two officers arrested him just outside the building.
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Detectives say Craig was released from prison the day before in the Stockton area where he’d been serving time for an earlier robbery. They say he bought a bus ticket to Reno where he planned a holdup.
He’s been charged with burglary and attempted robbery with the use of a deadly weapon. It’s not clear if he has a lawyer.
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