Officers were called to the Brasil Coffee Shop on Pleasant Street to investigate reports of an armed robbery.
Police said a detective on his way to the coffee shop spotted a man, later identified as 21-year-old Tyrese Ray, walking quickly down Pleasant Street and behaving suspiciously.
Ray took off running shortly after hearing sirens in the distance, according to police. The detective and another officer chased after Ray and eventually took him into custody.
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