SEDGWICK COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a pair of armed robberies and have a suspect in custody.
Just before 10p.m. Monday, police responded to an armed robbery call at Arby's restaurant in the 1100 Block of South Rock Road in Wichita, according to officer Charley Davidson.
A 20-year-old employee told police a teen entered the business wearing a clown mask, holding a knife and demanding cash.
The suspect took money and fled the business on foot. Witnesses said they saw the suspect leave in a Silver Chevy Impala. Officers located the Impala near the robbery. The suspect and a driver fled the car. Police caught and arrested the 16-year-old suspect but didn't find the driver. Police learned the car had been stolen in Derby.
Just before this armed robbery, police had responded to an armed robbery at a Burger King in the 200 Block of South Rock Road. Two employees told police a teen wearing a clown mask had entered the business wearing a clown mask, holding a knife and demanding cash. The suspect attempted to pry open the register with the knife. When he was unable to open the register, the suspect fled, according to Davidson.
The 16-year-old is being held on requested charges of aggravated robbery, kidnapping and assault, according to Davidson. Officers also located a knife and clown mask in the stolen car. The teen has previous arrests for aggravated robberies from 2019.