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INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Covert Robbery Detectives and SWAT Officers quickly apprehended an armed robbery suspect involved in a business robbery.
On Sunday, May 9, 2021, at approximately 8:15 AM, IMPD Covert Robbery Detectives were made aware that a business robbery had just occurred at 1590 N. Post Road, the Speedway Gas Station. Officers responded and confirmed a robbery had occurred and quickly provided a description of the suspect to assisting units in the area. As a result, IMPD SWAT and Covert Detectives approached the suspect at N. Shadeland Ave and Pendleton Pike. The suspect was identified as 35-year-old Marquette Neal, where he was taken into custody.
After further investigation, IMPD Covert Robbery Detectives arrested Marquette Neal for his alleged role in this robbery and preliminarily charged him with suspicion of robbery. Detectives also arrested him for his alleged role in the May 5, 2021 business robbery which occurred at 2383 East Washington St. Neal was transported to the Marion County Jail.
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will review the case and make a final charging decision.
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