A Reno man has been arrested in connection with a string of convenience store robberies since last weekend.  21-year-old Harry Puapuaga confessed to Reno PD.  The robberies started Oct. 22 at the 7-Eleven at 7500 N. Virginia St. and also included the McCarran Mart on Stead Blvd… then to the 7-Eleven on 15th St. in Sparks… and the Jackson’s on Stead Blvd. before returning Wednesday morning to the 7-Eleven on North Virginia St.

Reno police received a tip on Puapuaga and the Regional Crime Suppress Unit put him under surveillance. A short time later detectives interviewed him and he confessed, police said. The evidence they got included a gun.