Arrest Made in Walgreens Robbery

— A Springdale woman has been arrested in connection with the robbery of a Fayetteville Walgreens store.

April Gonzalez, 30, was arrested Friday after investigators received a tip, said Sgt. Craig Stout of the Fayetteville Police Department.

A woman handed a note to the pharmacist at the Walgreens on Mission Boulevard on Dec. 19, demanding prescription medicines and claiming to have a weapon, according to police.

Police released surveillance video from the store showing the woman and her vehicle, leading to the tip, Stout said.

Gonzalez was arrested in connection with aggravated robbery. She hadn’t been booked into the Washington County jail as of Friday afternoon.

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