A man wearing a green wig, armed with a machete and looking like a leprechaun, robbed three Turkey Hill stores Tuesday morning, according to Lancaster Police Lt. Todd Umstead.- Watch the News 8 report- Download the WGAL appThe robberies happened at two Lancaster stores at 460 S. Duke St., 870 Manor Ave. and one store in Manheim Township at 806 New Holland Ave.The first two robberies happened around midnight. The third happened around 2:30 a.m., according to police.Police took the suspect, Jaime Rodriguez, 19, into custody with the help of K-9 unit.Court documents reveal more detailsAccording to court documents, Rodriguez was wearing a lime green wig, black sunglasses, a white bandana, black coat, black pants and orange and black shoes when he robbed the Manheim Township store.“Rodriguez displayed the machete and also placed the end of the machete on two employees during the money transfer,” the affidavit of probable cause states.Rodriguez left the store with more than $500, but officers caught him on the 600 block of Fountain Avenue.The document also says that Rodriguez admitted the robbery. He faces charges of robbery, simple assault and theft by unlawful taking

A man wearing a green wig, armed with a machete and looking like a leprechaun, robbed three Turkey Hill stores Tuesday morning, according to Lancaster Police Lt. Todd Umstead.

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The robberies happened at two Lancaster stores at 460 S. Duke St., 870 Manor Ave. and one store in Manheim Township at 806 New Holland Ave.

The first two robberies happened around midnight. The third happened around 2:30 a.m., according to police.

Police took the suspect, Jaime Rodriguez, 19, into custody with the help of K-9 unit.

Court documents reveal more details

According to court documents, Rodriguez was wearing a lime green wig, black sunglasses, a white bandana, black coat, black pants and orange and black shoes when he robbed the Manheim Township store.

“Rodriguez displayed the machete and also placed the end of the machete on two employees during the money transfer,” the affidavit of probable cause states.

Rodriguez left the store with more than $500, but officers caught him on the 600 block of Fountain Avenue.

The document also says that Rodriguez admitted the robbery. He faces charges of robbery, simple assault and theft by unlawful taking