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UPDATE: Pair arrested in Family Dollar robbery

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GLEN DANIEL (WVVA) - A man and woman suspected in the armed robbery of a Raleigh County retail store have been arrested.

Jimmy Ivan Harper, 32, and Bobby Michelle Harper, 33 -- both of Harper -- were apprehended by State Police Tuesday.

Police say the suspects, both wearing hooded sweatshirts and ski masks, entered the Family Dollar in Glen Daniel brandishing clubs around 8:30 p.m. Monday.

The suspects allegedly ordered all customers inside the store to the ground, demanded money from a cashier and fled the scene.

The incident is being investigated by Cpl. H.F. Blevins of the Beckley detachment of the West Virginia State Police.

If you have any information regarding this incident, call the State Police at 304-256-6700.

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