An Idaho Falls man who reportedly threatened a gas station employee was charged with robbery and other crimes Monday.Â
Juan Carlos Rosales, 28, was arrested Saturday night after a worker at Hitt the Road reported a man had robbed the store wearing a black mask and black beanie. The worker said Rosales had his right hand in his shirt as if he were holding a gun, but told Bonneville County Sheriff s Office deputies she did not see a gun.Â
After the employee gave Rosales the money in the cash register, he left in a silver car, according to the probable cause affidavit. The gas station later estimated he stole $944.87.Â
Armed robbery suspect arrested after chase
Juan Carlos Rosales
AMMON, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)-Bonneville County Sheriff s Office deputies arrested Juan Carlos Rosales, 28, of Idaho Falls after an armed robbery and high speed chase.
Officers were called to the Hitt the Road Gas Station at the intersection of Ammon and Lincoln Roads at around 11 p.m. Saturday. A clerk said a man wearing a mask entered the business amd demanded money. He said the man indicated he had a weapon under his sweatshirt.
The robber took a small amount of money from the register and left in a silver car.
Within a few minutes, officers spotted a silver Honda driving at a high rate of speed through the roundabout at Ammon and Lincoln and proceeded east. The chase went east to Lincoln Road to 55th East, then north through the city of Iona at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour. During the chase, the vehicle ran stop signs and drove through the middle of the roundabout at at 45th East before losing
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The following is a news release from Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office.
AMMON – On December 19th at approximately 11 p.m., Bonneville County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a robbery at Hitt The Road gas station at Ammon and Lincoln Road. As Deputies arrived, they were advised a Hispanic male wearing a mask entered the business demanding money from the clerk, while indicating he may have a weapon under a sweatshirt. The clerk gave the man a small amount of money from the register and the suspect left the store in a silver car.
Man rescued from icy river water
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)-One man was rescued after falling into the Snake River at the Gem Lake Marina, 2761 W. 49th South at around 10:45 a.m. Saturday.
The Idaho Falls Fire Department learned the 56-year-old man and his wife were walking with their dog near the river. The dog went into the water and the man went into the river after it.
The dog made it out safely, but the man could not pull himself out.
When ambulance personnel arrived, they tossed a rope to the victim, who was holding onto the ice about 30 feet from shore. One firefighter was already dressed in a water suit and jumped into the icy water, wrapped a rope under the victim s arm and helped him to shore, according to the Fire Department.