A VENICE MAN WAS ARRESTED SATURDAY EVENING AFTER HE ROBBED A CHECK CASHING STORE. SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY 42 YEAR OLD RONALD PENNINGTON ENTERED THE CHECK N GO ON SOUTH TAMIAMI TRAIL JUST AFTER 6PM SATURDAY AND DEMANDED MONEY FROM THE CLERK. PENNINGTON IMPLIED HE HAD A GUN, BUT NONE WAS SEEN OR FOUND. THE CLERK GAVE PENNINGTON AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF CASH AND HE FLED ON HIS BICYCLE. WITNESSES CAME FORWARD AND GAVE AUTHORITIES A GOOD DESCRIPTION OF PENNINGTON AND WHICH WAY DIRECTION HE WAS HEADED. A HELICOPTER AND CANINE USED THAT INFORMATION TO TRACK PENNINGTON DOWN IN A NEARBY RESIDENTIAL AREA. ALL OF THE MONEY WAS RECOVERED AND RETURNED TO THE CHECK N GO, AND PENNINGTON WAS CHARGED WITH ROBBERY. HE IS BEING HELD ON $50,000 BOND IN THE SARASOTA COUNTY JAIL.
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