Crime

Kennewick police arrest masked Jet Mart robbery suspect

Kennewick police have arrested a 24-year-old man suspected of robbing a Kennewick convenience store early Tuesday.

They claim Cameron Reeves was the man behind the mask who held up the Jet Mart Conoco on Volland Street about 2:40 a.m.

He pulled a gun, demanded money from the clerk and then ran off, Kennewick police said.

Kennewick police are hunting for a suspect who robbed a Volland Street convenience store early Tuesday.
Kennewick police are hunting for a suspect who robbed a Volland Street convenience store early Tuesday. Kennewick police

Police later got a tip that Reeves was the robber. Later in the day, officers came across Reeves during an unrelated incident and he was carrying a gun, they said.

He allegedly admitting to the robbery when he talked to detectives, police said.

Reeves was booked into Benton County jail on investigation of first-degree robbery, being a felon in possession of a gun and possession of meth.

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Cameron Probert
Tri-City Herald
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