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<p>HAZLETON &#8212; Police have apprehended the man suspected in a string of robberies Monday from one end of Luzerne County to the other.</p><p>Raymond Edward Bolling, 41, was captured just after 11 a.m. Tuesday in a room at the Hazleton Motor Inn on East Broad Street after officers received a tip that he was there, according to Hazleton Police.</p><p>Authorities determined that a white Chevrolet Equinox parked at the motel was the same as one identified in one of the robberies.</p><p>Police say Bolling, of Hazle Township, was found with an unidentified female in the motel room, but did not indicate if she was involved in any of Bolling&#8217;s alleged crimes.</p><p>Bolling&#8217;s spree started early Monday in West Hazleton, where he robbed Buddies&#8217; Bagels on Susquehanna Boulevard (Route 93) and the nearby Weis Market, officers report.</p><p>West Hazleton Police have charged Bolling with a felony count of attempted robbery and a felony count of robbery, along with a series of related misdemeanors.</p><p>Bolling is facing two more felony counts for a third robbery at a Family Dollar in Plains Township on Monday afternoon.</p><p>In that case, a man entered the store on River Street at approximately 1:11 p.m. and demanded money from a clerk, township police report. Bolling allegedly got away with an unspecified amount of cash.</p><p>Then, just before 9 p.m. Monday, a fourth robbery occurred near Hazleton at Ollie&#8217;s Bargain Outlet at the Church Hill Mall.</p><p>State Police say a white male handed a clerk a note saying he had a gun and demanding money.</p><p>The man got away with approximately $700 in cash.</p><p>State Police did not identify that suspect, but noted he is 41 &#8212; the same age as Bolling. He has not been charged in that case, however.</p><p>Hazleton Chief of Police Jerry Speziale remarked on the cooperation between the municipalities involved.</p><p>&#8220;There&#8217;s no territorial touchiness amongst law enforcement in the Greater Hazleton area as we work as a team for the residents,&#8221; Speziale said. &#8220;Regardless of where you commit a crime, Hazleton Police will assist, capture and deliver you to face swift justice.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Patrick Kernan</p><p>pkernan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Patrick Kernan at 570-991-6386 or on Twitter @PatKernan</p></shirttailMeta></div>

UPDATE: Suspect apprehended in series of Luzerne County robberies