2 charged with armed robbery in Wilkesboro

2 charged with armed robbery in Wilkesboro

Two suspects were apprehended within minutes after an armed robbery was reported in Wilkesboro Thursday evening, according to a report on the Wilkesboro Police Department Facebook page.

Armed Robbery Investigation Leads to Two Arrests in Wilkesboro

Wilkesboro, NC — On Thursday, May 21, 2026, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Wilkes County 911 dispatched officers with the Wilkesboro Police Department to an armed robbery reported in the parking lot area of Brushy Mountain Powersports. The caller advised communications personnel that the suspects had fled the scene traveling southbound on U.S. Highway 421 in …