Baton Rouge Police have made one arrest in a string of armed convenience store robberies and expect to make more, officials said.

Jacobey Cossett was arrested this week and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on six counts of armed robbery with a firearm.

"Detectives believe the incidents are connected due to the close timeline and matching suspect descriptions," police said in a news release.

Several of the robberies happened on the same days.

The dates and locations of the robberies are:

Circle K, 4959 Evangeline St., Aug. 31.

Smiley 75, 2332 Chippewa St., Sept 1.

Kangaroo Express, 12390 Scotland Ave., Sept. 1.

On Sept. 3, there were three robberies:

Tim's Food Mart, 824 N. Ardenwood Drive.

Exxon, 10888 Scotland Ave.

Cousin's Food Mart, 6288 Airline Highway.

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