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UPDATED: Stonington police arrest man in armed robbery

April 27, 2014 7:00 pm • Last Updated: April 28, 2014 9:35 am

By By Joe Wojtas

Stonington — Police on Sunday arrested a Westerly man who allegedly pointed a silver handgun at a 20-year-old man and then robbed him of his skateboard in Pawcatuck.

Timothy S. O’Reilly, 24, of 30 Spring St., was charged with third-degree robbery and sixth-degree larceny.

The armed robbery occurred at 4:30 p.m. Sunday on Morgan Street. Police put out a bulletin looking for a 2006 tan Toyota with Rhode Island license plates carrying two men and a pit bull. Police said no one was injured in the incident.

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