Albany FBI makes Applebee’s robbery arrest
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RENSSELAER, N.Y. (WNYT)- On October 18 at approximately 1 a.m., a masked individual entered an Applebee s in Rensselaer and held an employee at gunpoint, investigators said. The suspect instructed the employee to take money from the cash drawer and to put it in the bag, according to authorities. According to the complaint, the suspect then allegedly struck the employee with the weapon, tied them up, and stole their license, keys, and over $1200 in cash. With help from the East Greenbush Police Department, DNA was collected and analyzed by the New York State Police lab. A positive ID was made on October 29 and police say that led them to arrest Mustafa Spain. The post Albany FBI makes Applebee s robbery arrest appeared first on WNYT.com NewsChannel 13.