Thieves Call Police For Help With Flat

Two suspected robbers in North Carolina were arrested after they called police for help with a flat tire a few hours after their alleged crime. Catawba County police said Mark Franklin, 46, and James Jennings, 31, allegedly entered a Cubbard Express store about 11 p.m. Sunday and demanded money from the cashier. Investigators said one of the men indicated he was armed, but no weapon was displayed. The men fled in a four-door tan Chevrolet. Police said Franklin and Jennings called them from a Hardee’s restaurant about 3 a.m. Monday. The responding officer recognized the men from security camera footage of the robbery and arrested them.