WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – Charges are being requested by police and sheriff’s officials against a 24-year-old Neenah man for a series of convenience store robberies in the Fox Valley.
Officials say the six robberies happened this past May and June. In each crime, investigators say Phillip A. Thomas displayed a handgun and demanded cash and cigarettes.
The robberies are as follows:
- May 26: BP Gas station on Commercial Street in Neenah
- June 2: Neenah BP Station on County Highway O in the Town of Neenah
- June 3: BP Gas station on Commercial Street in Neenah
- June 8: BB Convenience Center on American Drive in the Village of Fox Crossing
- June 10: Bay Area Citgo on Main Street in the City of Neenah
- June 16: Bay Area Citgo on Main Street in the City of Neenah
Thomas was arrested on June 17 in Neenah and remains in custody due to a probation violation.
Police say the June 2 armed robbery at the BB Convenience Center on American Drive is still under investigation and anyone with information related to that incident is asked to call the Fox Crossing Police Department at (920) 720-7109.