MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ) – A suspect police say was behind an armed robbery in Manitowoc last week has been arrested.
Manitowoc police say a man walked into the A-Store just after 9:30 p.m. on Thursday February 11. He pointed a gun at the clerk, demanded money and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Since then, investigators say they’ve received several Crime Stoppers tips leading them to identify the suspect.
29-year-old Luis Alonso Aceves was arrested during a traffic stop Tuesday and is currently being held in the Sheboygan County Jail. Aceves was taken into custody for reasons unrelated to the armed robbery.
Manitowoc police executed a search warrant at Aceves’s home and found evidence related to the armed robbery.
Aceves will be transferred to the Manitowoc County Jail when the charges for the armed robbery are filed, police say.
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