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Dollar Store robbery suspect captured after six-week search

Posted at 8:55 PM, Jun 14, 2017
and last updated 2017-06-14 21:55:26-04

The serial robber dubbed the "Dollar Store Grand-Pa Bandit" was captured after a six week nationwide crime spree.

The suspect had allegedly committed ten robberies at Dollar Tree Stores and Dollar General Stores across the U.S., including a Manitowoc store back on May 14.

The suspect was apprehended in Indiana after a manhunt that spanned the country.

The suspect is currently being held in the Dearborn County Sheriff's Office in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. 

NBC26 is not naming the suspect until charges are filed.