By SANCHESKA BROWN

Tribune Staff Reporter

sbrown@tribunemedia.net

POLICE arrested a man early yesterday morning they believe to be responsible for several overnight armed robberies.

The first robbery took place around 4.30pm Monday. Police said a woman was in her brown 2003 Honda CRV vehicle, licence plate number 130094, on Smith Lane when a man with a handgun approached and robbed her of her vehicle before speeding off.

Shortly afterwards the suspect crashed into a vehicle on Infant View Road and fled on foot.

In the second incident, shortly after 11.30pm Monday a man was at his home on Burial Ground Corner when he was approached by three men armed with a rifle and a handgun, who robbed him of a gold chain before fleeing on foot.

Then, shortly after 1am Tuesday, a man was walking north on Blue Hill Road, when two men with a handgun robbed him of his wallet before fleeing on foot.

Half an hour later, a man was walking on Marlborough Street when a man with a handgun approached and robbed him of his cell phone and cash before fleeing on foot.

A short while later, officers from the Central Detective Unit arrested a man on Hospital Lane after finding a .45 pistol in his possession.

He is believed to be the suspect in some of the earlier armed robberies.

Investigations into all of the incidents continue.

Anyone with information on any of these incidents is asked to contact police at 911 or 919, the Central Detective Unit at 502-9991 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 328-TIPS.