Man arrested after weekslong robbery spree around Stowe Township, McKees Rocks

STOWE TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A man is behind bars after police say he went on a weekslong robbery spree around the area of Stowe Township and McKees Rocks.

According to the criminal complaints, Wael Hasi Mohamed Jones is accused of holding up three stores in Stowe Township and a fourth in McKees Rocks between November and December.

Officials said Mohamed Jones got away with $43,000.

Police said a surveillance photo captured Mohamed Jones inside a store on Broadway Avenue on Nov. 20.

The store clerk called 911 saying the man had stolen cash from the register, pushed him to the ground and ran off.

Detectives say he stole money from the register at Quality Cleaners in McKees Rocks. The business owner says Mohammed Jones pretended to need a coat dry cleaned, walked out , then came back and took money from the register.

Mohamed Jones is also accused of robbing the Galaxy market, then Anytime Market, all on the same street in Stowe Township.

Police said in several of the robberies, Mohamed Jones wore the same thing: a maroon jacket with a fur hood and a blue surgical mask.

“Most people go to different places and they change their clothes,” said Stowe Township Patrolman Nicholas Hyradil.

Mohamed Jones was caught on Monday when a worker triggered the panic alarm.

Mohamed Jones is currently being held in the Allegheny County Jail.

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