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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; Hours before Plymouth police allege Janice Mackey held up a convenient mart on West Main Street, city police say she robbed a Turkey Hill store in Wilkes-Barre.</p><p>Mackey, 33, of Glen Lyon, was arraigned Wednesday on charges she robbed the Carey Avenue Turkey Hill location on Feb. 15.</p><p>City police say Mackey entered the store at about 3:11 a.m. and asked a clerk for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, Mackey put her hand in a pocket, claimed she had a gun and threatened to shoot the clerk while demanding money, according to arrest papers.</p><p>Mackey allegedly reached over the counter and grabbed cash before running out.</p><p>Less than five hours after the alleged Turkey Hill heist, Mackey entered and wandered the aisles of the Convenient Mart on West Main Street in Plymouth until customers left. Mackey approached the counter and concealed her hand under a red sweatshirt, telling a clerk she had a gun, arrest papers say.</p><p>Mackey fled the Plymouth store and hopped into a truck, asking a man for a ride, police said. She was dropped off in the area of First and Orchard streets in Plymouth.</p><p>About one hour after the robbery, a woman called Plymouth police saying the suspect wore a green hooded sweatshirt.</p><p>Police traced the phone number to Mackey, who used the same number to call 911 on Feb. 4.</p><p>Mackey reportedly told police she used the cash she&#8217;s accused of stealing to buy drugs.</p><p>Mackey waived her right to a preliminary hearing in Luzerne County Central Court on Wednesday for the charges filed by Plymouth police. Charges of robbery and terroristic threats were forwarded to county court while charges of theft, simple assault and disorderly conduct were withdrawn by prosecutors.</p><p>Mackey was also arraigned on three counts of robbery filed by Wilkes-Barre police.</p><p>She remains jailed at the county correctional facility for lack of $250,000 total bail.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Ed Lewis</p><p>elewis@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Glen Lyon woman charged with second mart robbery