Two men from Bristol Township were arrested in western Pennsylvania after police allege they robbed a person at gunpoint.
According to police in Windber Borough, Somerset County, Joseph Edward Hoppe, 24, of Bristol Township’s Croydon section, and John Charles Fallon, 30, of Bristol Township, were arrested and charged with robbery, aggravated assault, reckless endangerment and related offenses.
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The Daily American newspaper reported that police allege Hoppe and Fallon were involved in a gunpoint robbery in the borough. The victim, a resident of Windber, told police two men held a gun to his head and demanded money.
After the robbery, police in a nearby town stopped a vehicle matching the description of the one the two alleged robber fled in, according to the report.
An article from WJAC-TV stated police found a firearm, two crack pipes, four clear baggies, two empty blue stamp bags, and a few items used for smoking crack cocaine and injecting heroin in the car the men were traveling in.
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The men were remanded to Somerset County Prison unable to post bail after their arraignment Tuesday morning.
Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
