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Police arrest two men accused of robbing Home Depot

Posted at 6:46 PM, Apr 08, 2018
and last updated 2018-04-08 19:46:20-04

Two men are facing serious charges after police say they are accused of robbing Home Depot workers early Sunday afternoon.

The robbery happened at the Home Depot improvement store in the 4000 block of South Port Avenue. According to police, a man walked into the store and grabbed some merchandise. 

As he was walking out of the store, employees tried to stop the man, but he claimed he had a gun, and the employees stopped following the suspect.

Police say the man got into a silver car and fled the scene.

Police reviewed the surveillance video and were able to find the vehicle’s owner.

Police say after two hours of investigating the robbery case, police were able to find two men, arrest them, and charged them with robbery.