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Two men who robbed and kidnapped a gas station clerk in New Hampshire have been arrested

THIS CASE. BUT NO SUCH REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE. Concord police have arrested two Manchester men in connection with a robbery last month at a Shell gas station. Police said the employee was handcuffed and his face was covered with a pillowcase. John Donnell, 35, is charged with robbery and kidnapping, and Luke McClintock, 20, is accused of being an accomplice in a robbery. Both men were charged today. Police say this is not the type of crime they typically see in Concord. Do we have robberies? YES, BUT THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT WHERE THEY HAVE A ROBBERY AND AN ATTEMPT AT A KIDNAPMENT, I SHOULD SAY, UH, I MEAN THAT’S A LITTLE DIFFERENT. I mean, it’s different for us

Two men were arrested in connection with the Concord gas station robbery and kidnapping, police said

Two men have been arrested in connection with a robbery and kidnapping at a Concord gas station, police said. Concord police said John Donnell, 35, and Luke McClintick, 28, both of Manchester, were arrested. Police said police responded to the Shell gas station at 24 Loudon Road around 2:30 a.m. April 9 to investigate a report of a robbery. The seller contacted a passing police officer as he fled the store, police said. According to police, a suspect entered the store, escorted the clerk out of the store and placed a pillowcase over his face. The suspect handcuffed the victim and placed him in the passenger seat of his vehicle, police said. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play <

Two men were arrested in connection with a robbery and kidnapping at a Concord gas station, police said.

Concord police said John Donnell, 35, and Luke McClintick, 28, both of Manchester, were arrested.

Police said police responded to the Shell gas station at 24 Loudon Road around 2:30 a.m. April 9 to investigate a report of a robbery.

The seller contacted a passing police officer as he fled the store, police said.

According to police, a suspect entered the store, escorted the clerk out of the store and placed a pillowcase over his face. The suspect handcuffed the victim and placed him in the passenger seat of his vehicle, police said.

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When the suspect returned to the store, he began filling pillowcases with merchandise, police said. The employee was able to escape and contacted police, authorities said.

“Do we have any robberies? Yes, but that part, the incident where there was a robbery and a kidnapping, is different for us,” said Assistant Chief John Thomas of the Concord Police Department.

Donnell was charged with two counts of robbery, kidnapping and tampering with physical evidence. McClintick was charged with two counts of robbery, kidnapping and tampering with physical evidence, police said. Both were arraigned in court on Wednesday.

The investigation remains ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 603-225-8600.