Dollar General Robbery / Chase Arrest

Quick work by Murfreesboro police officers arresting two men who robbed the Dollar General on Halls Hill Pike and then led police on a short chase and foot pursuit.

The business was robbed at gunpoint around 3:10 p.m.

Tuesday. Officers spotted the getaway vehicle, a white older model Chevy Impala, and conducted a felony stop at Northfield Blvd. at Memorial Blvd. The driver sped away.

The car was involved in a minor crash with another vehicle on Saddlebrook Dr. before coming to a stop at a dead end on Winthrone Dr.

Both men took off running. One robber was taken into custody nearby and the other one was one was taken into custody on Freedom Court.

The case remains under investigation.

The men are facing charges of armed robbery and evading.

Both were booked into the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center.