Two people suspected in multiple robberies now in custody

Two suspects connected to several robberies of businesses in the greater Chattanooga area are in custody today, according to the Chattanooga police.

The Chattanooga Police Department, with assistance from the Collegedale Police Department, East Ridge Police Department and Fort Oglethorpe Police Department, cleared multiple robbery cases Tuesday.

Ronald Jerome Ward, 32, and Michelle Copeland, 43, were on the run before being identified and located by the U.S. Marshals service in California.

Extradition to Chattanooga was completed Tuesday and both individuals are now in local custody.

Here is a list of the businesses involved:

* Dollar General Store on Main Sreet in Collegedale

* Rugged Warehouse on Gunbarrel Road in Chattanooga

* Cricket at 5250 Brainerd Road in Chattanooga

* Family Dollar on Lee Highway in Chattanooga

* Metro PCS on Ringgold Road in East Ridge

* Rugged Warehouse in Fort Oglethorpe