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| Michael Conway |
CMPD Westover Officers with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department arrested 42-year old Michael Conway on July 5th after he robbed two gas stations.
The first report of a robbery came from the Petro Express located at 605 Clanton Road. The victim told officers that the suspect entered the store and demanded the money from the cash register, implying he had a gun. The suspect took the cash and got into a taxi before leaving the location.
Approximately five minutes later, another robbery occurred at the Circle-K located at 4001 South Blvd. The store clerk stated that she was behind the counter when the suspect entered the store and implied he had a gun, and demanded money from the register and again got in to a taxi.
The suspect and vehicle descriptions were identical to those of the prior robbery. The description was broadcast over the police radio and officers circulated the area looking for the vehicle and/or suspect. A short time later, Westover Division Officers located a vehicle matching the description and CMPD Steele Creek officers assisted Westover officers as they stopped the taxi on Woodlawn Road.
A witness was transported to the location and identified Michael Conway as the man responsible for the Circle-K robbery. A search incident to arrest also resulted in officers recovering property that was stolen from the Petro Express robbery. It was determined that the taxi driver was transporting Mr. Conway was not aware of the suspect’s criminal activity inside the stores.
Michael Conway was charged with Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon and Common Law Robbery. Since 2001, Conway has a lengthy NC criminal record including in Mecklenburg County, where he was arrested in 2008 and charged with four counts of robbing a business, one count of robbing an individual and for being a habitual felon. In May 2011, he was arrested again for conspiring to sell & distribute marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and for resisting an officer. This guy was just released from prison in April 2011 since his admission on July 7, 2009. Reformed? I don't think so...
The CMPD says they will continue to work aggressively to remove these type of individuals from society who repeatedly prey on our community. Excellent communication and coordination between patrol officers in Westover and Steele Creek Divisions in the field and dispatch were critical elements in apprehending this repeat offender before he victimized anyone else.
