(WMC-TV) - Several suspects are behind bars after a robbery spree down Interstate 55.

There were three armed robberies north on the interstate. The suspects thought they were going to get away with it until Sardis police nabbed both of them after communication from several law enforcement agencies.

A sign outside a convenience store warns of potential criminals, but apparently Christopher Joiner and Jonathan Bledsoe did not read it.

Senatobia Police said the two robbed a BP early Saturday morning.

It was one of three armed robberies in a span of two hours that started in Horn Lake, according to Southaven Police Lt. Mark Little.

"They obviously hit a store in Horn Lake drove straight to our store and then did a robbery there," he said.

A manager at the gas station in Horn Lake said one of his employees was robbed in the parking lot just five minutes after midnight starting the North Mississippi Crime Spree.

(WMC-TV) - Most people pay for the electric meters that bring electricity into their homes, but there are a lot of people who steal for the same privilege.

Apparently, police find stolen meters during drug busts often. Entergy spokesperson Mara Hartmann said the latest numbers show electricity theft is more common than many people think.

"We had about 5,000 cases of stolen electricity. That might be meter tampering. That might be electrical theft of some sort, meter theft and so forth," said Hartmann.

Those thousands of cases are only from one county. Hartmann said electric theft impacts not only your bill but other services, as well.

"Entergy pays a franchise fee to every municipality that we're in, in the state of Mississippi, and that money goes to bridges and roads and parks and so forth. And it's based on the amount of electricity sold," said Hartmann.

Joe Birch is an anchor for Action News 5. This is a special interest article he wrote for WMC-TV's Your Neighborhood. 

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