A tip from a witness who followed a man after an attempted armed robbery at a Jacksonville Family Dollar led to an arrest Saturday afternoon, police said.
A man entered the Family Dollar at 2174 Edgewood Ave. N. about 1:40 p.m. and attempted to rob the store at gunpoint, police said.
The robber fled the scene in a vehicle and a witness followed.
The witness called authorities who then responded to Sallie Avenue and Old Middleburg Road, police said.
The man was apprehended after a foot chase and a handgun was recovered.
Joe Daraskevich: (904) 359-4308