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Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Hopewell Twp., Pa.) Hopewell Township Police officers Garrett Rogers and Bob Clark were on patrol at 1:42 a.m. Saturday , August 28, 2021. According to Hopewell Twp. Police Chief Don Sedlacek, the two alert officers observed some suspicious activity at the Sunoco in Five Points. A call from county dispatch confirmed that there was a robbery in progress. and caught the pair in the act. Officers arrested a male, Deion Ford, 30 of McKees Rocks,, and a female, Brittany Nieson 28, of Pittsburgh
The two were taken to the Beaver County Jail and charged with robbery, terroristic threats, recklessly endangering another person, and simple assault.. They were arraigned by District judge Dale Nicholson.. Bond was set at $75,000 each . A preliminary hearing is set for Monday, September 13, 2021 in Beaver County Central Court.