On Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at approximately 9:05 AM, troopers responded to the report of an armed robbery at the Erie Island Service Plaza on the Ohio Turnpike , I-80 westbound near milepost 100 in Sandusky County.
It was reported that a female attempted to steal a vehicle at the gas station. Upon arrival troopers made contact with a male victim at the gas station who told them a female brandished a knife and demanded the keys to his vehicle. When he refused the female suspect fled into the Erie Islands building. Troopers from the Milan Post, Bucyrus District Criminal Patrol Section and an Agent from the U.S. Border Patrol located the female suspect inside the building near the truck driver shower area. The suspect did not immediately comply with officers commands to surrender and eventually was taken into custody with the use of a Taser. The suspect was in possession of a knife at the time of the arrest.
The suspect was identified as Lisa Michelle Todaro, 33, of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The female was incarcerated in the Sandusky County jail and charged with Attempted Aggravated Robbery, felony of the first degree. Additional charges will be filed at a later time. There were no injuries to the victim, suspect or arresting officers