Police nab suspect in city convenience store robbery

A surveillance image of the robbery at George and Ed's convenience store on North Main Street in Rochester.

ROCHESTER - Police late Monday morning arrested a man suspected in the armed robbery of a downtown convenience store earlier in the day.

Benjamin Shannon, 34, of 2 Jackson St., Apt. 3, was charged with robbery and obstructing government administration regarding the robbery, which occurred around 8 a.m. at George and Ed's convenience store.

Surveillance images show the suspect entering the store and pointing what police are saying was a silver handgun at the clerk, who handed over an undetermined amount of money.

The suspect then fled on foot north on North Main Street, according to a Rochester Police press release.

A Rochester Police K-9 unit was used to track the suspect.

Benjamin Shannon

The Maple Street and St. Elizabeth Seton schools were both put on soft lockdown for a couple of hours while police searched the area prior to the arrest.

Shannon is being held at the Strafford County House of Correction on $25,000 cash bail pending a video arraignment today in Rochester District Court.