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Brice R. Charest Ordered Held in Dover Pizzeria Armed Robbery Case

A judge ordered preventive detention after surveillance video prompted a viewer to identify him to police.

Overview

  • Charest, 36, was arrested Thursday morning on Mineral Park Drive and is charged with armed robbery tied to Wednesday night’s holdup at Papa Jay’s Pizzeria.
  • Prosecutors said a cousin contacted police after seeing televised coverage, following the public release of the store’s surveillance footage.
  • Investigators told the court that about $459 was taken; no shots were fired and no physical injuries were reported.
  • Police and court records say the masked robber entered through a rear door, pointed a gun at employees—including a 21-year-old worker—and fled out the back.
  • Dover police credited multiple units and neighboring agencies with the case and asked anyone with information to contact the department or the Dover Crimeline.