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Oct 16, 2009 12:56 pm US/Eastern

Robbery Suspects Run Out Of Gas

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) ―

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Perhaps they should have fueled-up before their first heist. A couple accused in two robberies, including one at a gas station, was arrested on a Springfield highway after their car ran out of fuel.

Police say Carlos Montalvo of Worcester ripped a purse off a woman's shoulder at a Springfield gas station on Thursday, then fled in a car driven by his wife, Amanda Montalvo. Carlos Montalvo later allegedly stole a laptop from a man shopping at a drug store.

Police put out an alert for the Montalvos' car after its license plate matched the car used in both alleged robberies.

A state trooper found them stopped in the breakdown lane of Interstate 91, after their car ran out of gas. Each faces two counts of unarmed robbery.

There was no telephone listing for the Montalvos. It could not be immediately determined Friday if they had lawyers.