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Four arrested in Holiday Station armed robbery
Friday, December 18, 2009 

On Thursday the Merrill Police Department, acting on a Crime Stopper’s tip and information received by investigators at the Antigo Police Department, arrested four individuals for their involvement in the armed robbery of the Holiday gas station committed on December 12, 2009. Investigators were told that money taken during the robbery had been used to purchase marijuana and ecstasy and that these drugs were now being sold out of a Merrill residence.

Officers of the Merrill Police Department and the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at a Merrill residence located on the east side. Evidence of the robbery was found as well as drugs during the search warrant.

Also on Thursday, a second search warrant was executed at a second Merrill residence. Clothing worn by the suspects during the robbery was located at this residence. As a result of the search, the Merrill Police Department has two 21 year olds with a Chicago address, a 25 year old with a Merrill address, as well as a 19-year-old female in custody for their involvement in the robbery.

Additional arrests are expected. Persons in custody are expected to appear in Lincoln County Circuit Court on Monday, December 21, 2009.

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