Suspected mall gunman nabbed

Lower Paxton Twp. police report that the suspect who fired a shot in the air last week while fleeing from department store security officers at the Colonial Park Mall has been arrested based on citizen tips received following the release of surveillance photos to the media. The weapon used in the incident has not been recovered as of yet.

Josue Rivera-Benitez, age 18, of the 3500 block of Mobile Rd. in Harrisburg has been arrested and charged with robbery and possessing instruments of crime. He was arraigned in Dauphin County Night Court before District Justice LaVon Postelle and released on $10,000 unsecured bail under the supervision of Pretrial Services.