UPDATE 11/25 4:54 p.m.: The Lynchburg Police Department has released new details in the robbery that took place at Miles Market on Friday.

Officers say at approximately 11:00 a.m. they located the vehicle of interest in connection with the robbery in the 800 block of Pierce Street. The vehicle led them to a home nearby where they arrested 28-year-old Ayanna Janee Paige without incident. LPD reports Paige has been charged with robbery and is being held in the Blue Ridge Regional Jail without bond.

Officers also arrested 66-year-old Wilbert Lee Ward in relation to the robbery. They say he is being charged with obstruction of justice and has been released from jail on bond.

Lynchburg Police ask anyone with information to contact Detective Bond at 434-455-6161 or Crime Stoppers at (888) 798-5900.

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LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) — The Lynchburg Police Department (LPD) says they have a suspect in custody after a robbery at the Miles Market.

Police say they responded at 8:45 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 25 to 1112 Rivermont Avenue at the Miles Market for a robbery. A 9-1-1 caller reported to LPD that the store had been robbed by a woman who stole an undisclosed amount of money.

The suspect was described by police as wearing all-black clothing and having short dreads. LPD says the woman fled in a two-tone, maroon-over-grey minivan with drywall strapped to the roof. At approximately 11 a.m. the vehicle and suspect were located and the suspect was taken into police custody without incident.

The Lynchburg Police Department thanked the community on Facebook for partnering with them.