Man with knife arrested after robbery at Duluth Ace Hardware

Ace Hardware on East Superior Street in Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. —  Duluth police arrested a man Wednesday who they said robbed the Ace Hardware on East Superior Street.

The call for help came in around 11 a.m. Wednesday for a report of a man who shoplifted at the Ace Hardware on 1301 E. Superior Street and brandished a knife at the employees.

The man then fled the scene on a bike.

Officers said they found the suspect, a 22-year-old man, a short time later in the 300 block of East 1st Street.

The man was uncooperative toward officers, and a knife and fentanyl were found on him, according to police.

Officials say he was then arrested on pending charges of 1st degree robbery, Possession of a Prohibited Weapon, fleeing on Foot, and Felony 5th Degree Possession of Controlled Substances.

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