Subway Employees Capture Robbery Suspect In The Act

According to police, two Subway employees were able to subdue the robbery suspect and held him down until police arrived at the scene.

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By Colleen Kelly

Story Created: Oct 4, 2011 at 1:01 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Oct 4, 2011 at 6:59 PM AKDT

Anchorage police were notified of a robbery in progress at 9:52 a.m. today at the Subway sandwich shop located at 1307 Northern Lights Boulevard in Spenard.

According to police, two Subway employees were able to subdue the robbery suspect and held him down until police arrived at the scene.

The suspect, identified as 48-year-old Alvin L. Archa Jr., is now in police custody.

Witnesses say Archa demanded money from an employee and indicated that he had a gun in his pocket, however, police report that no gun was found in his possession.

Archa is charged with first-degree robbery and is currently being held on $25,000 bail.

He was also arrested on an outstanding no-bail warrant for violating his probation for first-degree robbery back in 1986, according to court records.

He will be arraigned Oct. 5 after 2:30 p.m. at Anchorage Jail Court.

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THE EMPLOYEES ARE HEROS! said on Wednesday, Oct 5 at 8:14 AM

Hope the perp got some REAL HOME wrestling holds while they waitied for the police (know what I mean?).

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Mark Crownheart said on Tuesday, Oct 4 at 6:43 PM

More and more peopel are moving in from the lower 48 for Social Welfare (i.e PFD) we need to put a ''Gramdfather Clause'' so that no NEW people can get this. So many people are looking for handouts and are not helping. If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem. Anchorage rates 5th in the nation for crime. In this day and age of instant gratification and sense of entitlements, the youth of today care about two things. An orgasm and a paycheck. NO one cares.

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1sayeroftruth said on Tuesday, Oct 4 at 2:41 PM

Hope this was the guy who robbed the other two subways.Believe me I'm going to eat at subway tonight and leave the people a big tip.It's about time we started taking our community back.Way to go subway employees.

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Anch_Scanner said on Tuesday, Oct 4 at 1:28 PM

This may have just been an attempt to score some easy money and get back into a warm bed before winter. does he match any of the previous robberies? I would not have cried for him if he had been shot in the attempted robbery. This is pathetic that people are not willing to work to earn their own money adn will threaten the lives of others who are working. I hope to hear more on this soon!

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