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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; About 15 minutes after the Rite Aid store on East Northampton Street was robbed Tuesday night, a suspect was arrested a few blocks away.</p><p>City police apprehended Ryan Coffay, 24, of Wilkes-Barre, in front of Movies 14, about a quarter mile from the pharmacy.</p><p>Coffay wore a hat shielding his eyes, blue jeans and a Hollister sweatshirt when he was apprehended.</p><p>Police allege Coffay brandished a knife during the robbery. No injuries were reported.</p><p>Coffay, of Wilkes-Barre, was arraigned Wednesday by District Judge Joseph Spagnuolo Jr. in Luzerne County Central Court on three counts of robbery and one count each of theft and terroristic threats. He was jailed at the county correctional facility for lack of $75,000 bail.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">This man was arrested in front of Movies 14 in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday night after a robbery not far away at the Rite Aid on East Northampton Street. Police confirmed the man is a suspect in the robbery. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/web1_Image-32-1-1-2.jpg</photo0><caption0>This man was arrested in front of Movies 14 in Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday night after a robbery not far away at the Rite Aid on East Northampton Street. Police confirmed the man is a suspect in the robbery. </caption0><photoCredit0>Dan Stokes | Times Leader  </photoCredit0></div></div>
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