UPDATE: Authorities have arrested the individual determined to have been behind an incident earlier this week involving an armed robbery attempt which led to a physical altercation.
The Wheeling Police Department disclosed that Robert Allen Baker – 53 years old of Wellsburg, WV – was arrested on Thursday by members of the Brooke County Sheriff’s Office with regard to crimes unrelated to the robbery itself.
Baker was transported to Northern Regional Jail, where he currently remains following the arrest. Baker faces charges of Robbery, Malicious Assault, Grand Larceny, and Assault During the Commission of a Felony.
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WHEELING, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Authorities are currently seeking an individual involved in an armed robbery which occurred in Wheeling on Wednesday morning.
According to the Wheeling Police Department, at just before 11:45am on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, a robbery took place at Lily’s on River Road in the North Wheeling area.
A clerk was reportedly robbed at knifepoint by a male suspect who fled the scene after an altercation. Although the employee did sustain injuries as a result of the incident, the injuries are said to be non-life threatening injuries, and the employee was transported to Wheeling Hospital to receive treatment.
Descriptions of the suspect are portray an older white male individual with blonde hair. The individual is said to have been wearing an orange shirt or jacket and grey colored pants at the time of the incident.
Those with any pertinent information regarding the investigation have been encouraged to contact Wheeling Police at 304-234-3664 or Crime Stoppers Upper Ohio Valley at 877-TIPS4US.