Occurred on February 22, 2012 3:17 AM     Aggravated Robbery      3302 Baldwin     1202220007

 Officers responded to an overnight robbery at the Stripes store at 3302 Baldwin.  A local Green-N-Go Taxi Driver observed the robbery in progress and quickly called the police.  Prior to Officers arriving at the store, the robber left the store, got into a car, and drove away.  The taxi driver followed in the taxi.

When the two cars stopped at a red light at Baldwin and Cortez, the taxi driver exited the cab and told the robber to get out of his car. The robber was armed with a knife that was displayed during the robbery, but the robber complied with the taxi drivers demand to wait for police to arrive.

The robber was identified as John Gillespie 12/17/1983.  He was arrested and taken to jail.