A 26-year-old Beltzhoover woman was arrested by Pittsburgh police early Monday morning and charged with robbing a Mt. Washington gas station, public safety spokesman Chris Togneri said.
Lesha Marie Peterson went into the Virginia Avenue gas station about 5:45 a.m., placed items on the counter, said she didn’t want to buy anything and left, according to Togneri. She returned shortly thereafter and slid a note to the cashier that she was armed and wanted money.
The cashier went into a back room and dialed 911. Peterson ran out of the store. Police found Peterson a few blocks away and arrested her shortly before 6 a.m.
Peterson is charged with robbery, terroristic threats and possession of drug paraphernalia.
