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Update: Arrest Made In Bloomington Dollar General Robbery

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Bloomington Police say a man robbed the Dollar General store in the 900 block of East Oakland Avenue at gunpoint. There were no injuries during the stickup a little before ten o'clock Wednesday evening. Officers say the robber's face was partly covered. He fled the area with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Miko A. Bowers (M), age 28, of Bloomington was arrested by members of the Bloomington Police Department and U.S. Marshals Task Force on a McLean County Warrant for Aggravated Robbery and Robbery.

No other suspects are being sought at this time.
 

WGLT Senior Reporter Charlie Schlenker has spent more than three award-winning decades in radio. He lives in Normal with his family.