Rocky Mount, N.C. – The Rocky Mount Police Department has investigated a number of commercial robberies over the past few weeks. The Rocky Mount Criminal Investigation Division, Major Crimes Unit, with the assistance of citizens providing valuable crime tips to the Fighting Crime News & Who's Wanted social media platform, has led to the arrest of a suspect connected to multiple robberies.

Antwane Smith (48) of Tarboro, NC, is connected to four commercial robberies within the city limits of Rocky Mount, NC. The locations of each robbery are as follows:

November 29, Kangaroo on West Raleigh Boulevard

November 30, Speedway on East Raleigh Boulevard

December 2, Almond Drugs on Tarboro Street

December 15, Seven-Eleven on Benvenue Rd.

The crime tips received, along with criminal intelligence from our Real-Time Crime Center, led to the arrest of Smith, who is charged with four (4) counts of Robbery with A Dangerous Weapon.

Smith is currently in the booking process, and bond information is unavailable at the time of this release