UPDATE: 17-Year-Old Israel Montantes Confesses to 8 Aggravated Robberies In DFW Area In Last 6 Weeks
MESQUITE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Mesquite Police arrested a 17-year-old wanted for three aggravated robberies on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26, at three convenience stores.
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· 2300 Block of N. Galloway at approximately 5:23 P.M.
· 100 Block U.S. Hwy 80 at approximately 5:36 P.M.
After the third robbery, responding officers located the suspect vehicle leaving the area and they chased after him.
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Israel Montantes (Mesquite PD)
The suspect vehicle was later determined to have been stolen out of Irving.
Montantes is charged with three counts of aggravated robbery with bonds set at $50,000 each and one count of evading in a vehicle with a bond set at $10,000.
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