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Salvador Lopez-Ortigoza, of Toughkenamon, was charged with robbery and making terroristic threats, among other charges, according to Southern Chester County Regional Police.
On Tuesday, July 30, at 11:15 a.m., police responded to a report of an armed robbery at Latino Mex, 1001 W. Baltimore Pike in Kennett Square.
The suspect displayed a firearm and demanded cash from the store clerk before fleeing on foot, police said.
At approximately 1:30 p.m., an officer from the Southern Chester County Regional Police Department observed and initiated a traffic stop on a red Chevrolet Trailblazer that matched a description of the suspect's vehicle, police said.
The firearm he displayed was later determined to be a replica after he admitted to the armed robbery, police said.
He was transported to Chester County Prison and later held on a $100,000 bail. A Preliminary Hearing is scheduled for Aug. 23.
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