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Two men face a long list of charges after police were called to a stripper bar and night club Saturday evening on reports of a man with a gun.

At shortly before 10 p.m., police began to receive numerous calls that a male was armed with a gun inside the Lipstixx Experience bar and night club in the 1100 block of Arlington Street.

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AIR1 arrived almost immediately, providing support as General Patrol officers, a K9 Unit and members of the Tactical Support Team attended. Officers met with staff who told them that the man with the gun had taken off and may have been in the company of a second man.

Soon after, AIR1 spotted a male running in a rear lane of Alexander Avenue. Officers were directed to the male, and he was taken into custody while attempting to hide in a yard within the 800 block of Alexander Avenue. A loaded 9mm handgun was also recovered.

“I don’t know if we could have made this arrest without AIR1,” said police spokesperson Const. Jay Murray. “They were able to quickly find that individual before he could flee the area. This just highlights the teamwork between the ground units and AIR1 because if those units weren’t inside and hadn’t been given the information that the male had fled. This is information that hadn’t been conveyed to us over the phone but in person.”