Standoff leads to robbery suspect arrest

A standoff between Spokane police and a robbery suspect early Thursday morning led to the arrest of Alan D. Jenks, 31. Jenks is suspected of robbing the Cenex Zip Trip on West Northwest Ave. shortly after midnight Dec. 8. Witnesses told police Jenks entered the store, showed a handgun and demanded beer and cash before fleeing on foot. Emergency Response Unit members, Major Crimes detectives and patrol officers responded to a home in the 2300 block of West 7th Ave Thursday morning after information obtained from a search warrant suggested Jenks was in the home. He was arrested after a brief standoff with police. Police spokeswoman Monique Cotton said no force was used and Jenks surrendered peacefully. Jenks was booked in the Spokane County Jail on charges of first degree robbery.