Two men, believed to have been responsible for as many as 21 armed robberies in Niagara and Erie counties, were arrested by Cheektowaga police this morning.

Anderson Arroyo, 29, of Amhest, and Timothy Reinard, 45, of Lockport are in police custody and charged with first-degree robbery.

Police say a NOCO station on Transit Road was robbed for the third time in the past few weeks by suspects were wearing hoods and bandanas. They displayed a handgun and demanded the gas station clerk get down on the floor. They then fled.

Officers responded and searched the area. While searching, they came across a vehicle which ran a red light at the Losson Road and Towers Boulevard intersection. The vehicle was then stopped and clothes matching the description of the recent robbery were found in the car.

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