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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Two robbers had a child in their car after they fled from an Ashley store late Saturday and ended up crashing in Wilkes-Barre, according to court records obtained Monday.</p><p>Police allege John Ricko, 32, of Glen Lyon, and Melissa Ann Doran, 32, of Warrior Run, robbed the Family Dollar before setting off a police pursuit.</p><p>When they crashed into a vehicle and a boat in the area of 15 Gilligan St., Wilkes-Barre, at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, the suspects and a child emerged from the wreckage, records show.</p><p>Police said the child was not injured and was placed in the custody of a relative. Officers did not provide the child&#8217;s age.</p><p>Here are more details on the incident from a criminal complaint:</p><p>Ricko entered Family Dollar on South Main Street just after 9 p.m. and placed three beverages on the counter and asked a clerk if he could use the telephone.</p><p>When the clerk turned around, Ricko walked behind the counter and grabbed the cash drawer containing more than $360 before running out.</p><p>Clerks chased him into the parking lot, but Ricko eventually jumped into a Pontiac Grand Am being driven by Doran.</p><p>Police tracked the owner of the vehicle to a residence on Lee Park Avenue in Hanover Township.</p><p>Just after 10 p.m., police in Wilkes-Barre Township spotted the Pontiac in the Wilkes-Barre Township Marketplace parking lot on Highland Boulevard. Police pursued the Pontiac through the township and into Wilkes-Barre City where it eventually crashed.</p><p>Doran told police she drove Ricko to Family Dollar to get drinks because the child was thirsty. Doran said she saw Ricko carrying something when he exited the store and got scared.</p><p>Ricko told police he took the cash drawer because they needed money and a place to stay due to being evicted from their residence.</p><p>Ricko and Doran were each charged with robbery, criminal conspiracy to commit robbery and theft. They were arraigned by District Judge Thomas Malloy in Wilkes-Barre on Sunday and jailed at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $35,000 bail each. They may face additional charges by township and city police.</p><style>
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Police: Ashley store robbers had child in vehicle during chase