By Associated Press - Wednesday, February 22, 2017

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Police says two armed robbery suspects in Colorado escaped after being spotted on a public bus.

The Aspen Times reports (https://bit.ly/2m7Mcam ) that Aspen-area law enforcement officials say the two 19-year-old men climbed out of the bus emergency window on Tuesday morning and ran off. Police lost them later in the morning.

A manhunt was called off Tuesday evening.

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The Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office said it would increase local patrols Tuesday night.

The pair is suspected of using a handgun to rob two employees at a Carbondale convenience store on Feb. 16.

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Information from: The Aspen Times, https://www.aspentimes.com/

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