Arrest Made In Galleria Parking Deck Robbery

HOOVER, AL - The Hoover Police Department made an arrest last week in a robbery that took place in the parking lot of the Riverchase Galleria December 6. The suspect, Albert Ward, III, was charged with First Degree Robbery.

Hoover Police responded to the Galleria Dec. 6 after a female reported being robbed at gunpoint of her 2013, Nissan Pathfinder. She described the suspect as being a black male, wearing a tan jacket with a grey hood. While investigating this case, officers learned of a vehicle theft case that took place in Birmingham earlier that day involving the same suspect. That vehicle was recovered in the JC Penny parking lot. Detectives learned that the Nissan Pathfinder was spotted in the Atlanta area hours after it was stolen.

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A report by Hoover PD said Hoover detectives were contacted by Jefferson County Sheriff’s investigators about an armed robbery that occurred Saturday in their jurisdiction. The suspect in that case was arrested and evidence was discovered that provided a break in the Hoover robbery case.

Ward is currently in the Jefferson County Jail with a $150,000 bond.

Photo via Hoover PD