MADISON COUNTY - Law enforcement was involved in a big chase Saturday after an armed robbery at a residence in the 5300 block of State Route 162 in Glen Carbon. The chase ended at the Bunker Hill-Brighton Blacktop Road with an arrest.

Madison County Capt. Will Dimitroff said the sheriff’s office is classifying the case as “a home invasion/armed robbery.”

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“The suspect vehicle was chased and after a brief pursuit, the suspect vehicle was located,” he said. “The suspect fled on foot and was apprehended shortly after a foot pursuit in the Fosterburg Road area.”

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