CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte-Mecklenburg police are investigating whether two overnight armed robberies are connected.
The first happened just before midnight Monday at a Petro Express on South Tryon Street in South End. Two robbers went into the convenience store and didn’t show a weapon but implied they had one, according to police.
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The second robbery happened 45 minutes later at another Kangaroo Express on West Sugar Creek Road in north Charlotte. Two robbers used a knife to steal money from the store, investigators said. No one was hurt in the robbery.
No arrests have been made.
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