Two men with no prior criminal history are accused of carrying out a series of armed gas station robberies and attempted robberies across Allegheny and Westmoreland counties while wearing masks and carrying a machete, according to investigators.
Police arrested Riley Coulter, of Finleyville, and Benjamin Probst, of Elizabeth, in connection with the crimes, which happened shortly after midnight on July 9.
According to Rostraver Township police, the pair first attempted to rob a gas station in Pleasant Hills. Investigators say the clerk refused to hand over money and instead ran out of the store…