December 29th, 2017 by WCBC Radio
The Cumberland Police, the West Virginia State Police, and the Allegany County Combined Criminal Investigation Unit (C3I) are investigating a series of armed robberies which occurred over night, two in West Virginia and two in Cumberland. At 2:35 AM Friday morning, 12/29/2017, the Cumberland Police responded to a reported armed robbery at the Circle K on Oldtown Road
At 5:26 AM the Cumberland Police responded to another reported armed robbery at the 7-11 on Maryland Avenue. A lone suspect had entered the store, approached the counter, produced a hand gun, and demanded money from an employee. The employee complied, and gave the suspect an undisclosed sum of cash. The suspect then fled the store on foot.
In addition to the robberies which occurred in Cumberland, there was a reported armed robbery at the Mountaineer Mart in Short Gap, West Virginia on Thursday evening, 12/28/2017. That case is currently being investigated by the West Virginia State Police.
Then, at approximately 9:00 AM Friday morning, another armed robbery was reported at the Puff & Stuff in Ridgeley, West Virginia. That case is also currently under investigation by the West Virginia State Police.
A joint investigation conducted by the Cumberland Police, the West Virginia State Police, and C3I, that included the review of surveillance video and numerous interviews, led to a possible suspect vehicle and possible suspects.
Based on this information, Investigators obtained a search warrant for a private residence on Brookfield Avenue in Cumberland. Investigators recovered clothing, the gun believed used by the suspect, and additional evidence linking the suspects to the robberies during the search.
As a result, Investigators arrested and charged the following individuals:
Christopher Alan Platter, 32 years of age, from Cumberland
Angela Michelle Barb, 39 years of age, from Cumberland
Sandra Annette Degrange, 53 years of age, from Sabillasville, MD
All three have been charged with Armed Robbery, Robbery, and Theft in connection with the robberies at Circle K and 7-11. West Virginia authorities are in the process of obtaining arrest warrants for the cases at Mountaineer Mart and Puff & Stuff.
Authorities also continue to investigate the robbery which occurred at the Dollar General store in Corriganville which occurred on Wednesday evening, 12/27/2017. In that case a lone suspect entered the store, produced a handgun, and demanded cash from an employee. After receiving an undisclosed sum of cash, the suspect fled the store on foot.
