The authorities of Sparks, in the state of Nevada, have reported that the local police have recently arrested a person that is suspected of being the author of a series of robberies and, also, of initiating fires in public places. The suspect is 46 years old, his name is Bernardo Cruz Mosquera and he was caught in a track stop in Sparks, minutes after he had robbed a McDonalds restaurant.
The police said that the criminal took the manager of the restaurant as a hostage and ran away, threatening to hurt the man if he was followed. After that, he forced the manager to give him the money, which went up to $4,800.
Police Sergeant, Randy Saulnier, said that they are investigating the possibility of this person having participated in other robberies that are still to be solved.