Rash of Armed Robberies Rattles Some Little Rock Residents

Three armed robberies within an 8 hour span along a quarter mile stretch of one of the busiest streets in Little Rock has some folks rattled.

"I'm 25 years old and I've been living in this neighborhood for 25 years and I've never seen anything so crazy," said Jamarra Starks.

Armed robbers hit a bank, a fast food restaurant and a gas station on Wednesday in the 7000 block of Cantrell Road.

"It really scares me and my family as well," Starks said, as she and her boyfriend were leaving a gas station/convenience store next to the fast food restaurant that was robbed.

Police say the rash of robberies in such close proximity to each other is odd but it isn't out of the norm.

Sgt. Cassandra Davis, spokeswoman for the Little Rock Police Department, said police get 100 robbery calls a month between October and December.

Just before 4 p.m. Thursday, police issued a news release stating they have identified the two people suspected of robbing Metropolitan National Bank.

Police are looking for Jerry Lamar Johnson, 24, and Angela Richardson, 42, both of Little Rock.

Regarding the other two robberies, police say they are reviewing surveillance tapes.