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February 28, 2011 in City
Police nab robbery suspect within 20 minutes
Police today arrested a robbery suspect less than 20 minutes after a heist at a Spokane Valley convenience store.
Matthew J. Horpel, 23, was seen running northbound at Valleyway and Blake when officers arrived just after the 1 p.m. robbery at McDonald Food Mart, 13105 E. Sprague Ave., according to police
An employee said the robber implied he had a gun but did not display one, then left with cash.
Police say Horpel was not armed when they arrested him at gunpoint 17 minutes after the robbery.
Horpel’s criminal history contains primarily traffic offenses, police said.
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valleyman on February 28 at 4:58 p.m.
Great work SVPD!
misjustice on February 28 at 7:29 p.m.
A KREM 2 news report said it was McDonald’s on Sprague (leaving out the rest of the name). Leading some of us to believe the hamburger spot where kids usually are hanging out.
lewis8457 on March 01 at 7:48 a.m.
yes thank you SVPD for not killing him, thank god Hirzel didn’t take the call.
He would be taking another 30 day vacation