Pittsburgh man charged in Brookline gas station robbery
A Pittsburgh man faces charges including robbery and carrying a gun without a license after police arrested him Tuesday in connection with a Dec. 13 robbery in the city’s Brookline neighborhood.
Police arrested Keith Larkins, 37, of Pittsburgh, charging him with the robbery of a Sunoco gas station on Saw Mill Run Boulevard on Dec. 13.
Larkins brandished a small handgun and stole money from the register, according to a store employee who spoke with police the night of the robbery.
He was denied bail at an arraignment Tuesday morning, and was taken to the Allegheny County Jail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 29.
Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.
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