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Teen Arrested in Alleged Laundromat Robbery
A Galesburg teenager is under arrest in connection to the robbery of a laundromat near downtown Galesburg a little more than a week ago.

Galesburg Police reports indicate officers arrested 17 year old Clark Fancher Wednesday after locating him at Galesburg High School.

Police responded to the 4-L Plaza Laundromat on North Broad Street around seven o'clock September 28th, after reports indicate a male tried to hold an employee at knifepoint.

Officers claim a black male originally described as possibly being 25 to 30 years old went behind a counter, took money from a shelf, and fled the scene, running west.

But reports now indicate the victim positively identified Fancher in a photo lineup.

The boy claimed to investigators he hadn't been at the laundromat that day, but was later in the week to do his laundry.

Fancher faces a felony charge of Armed Robbery and is being held in the Knox County Jail.
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