Authorities believe they have found the man responsible for about a dozen Gainesville robberies dating back to May 2006, said Gainesville Police Department Det. Mike Schentrup.
Nathan Eric Huff, 22, was arrested early Wednesday morning after police said he robbed a Subway restaurant at 3316 SW 35th Blvd, according to Huff's arrest report.
The robbery, Schentrup said, was done in a way similar to a string of other unsolved local robberies, leading police to believe Huff may have been responsible for them all.
On Wednesday Huff confirmed their suspicions when he admitted to robbing numerous Gainesville businesses including a Papa John's, a California Chicken Grill, a Shell gas station and two different Subways, Schentrup said
He estimated that about 1,000 police hours had been spent trying to solve those robberies.
"He's been quite frustrating because there was no real pattern to what he did," Schentrup said.
During the Tuesday night robbery, witnesses saw the car that Huff was driving.
While he was patrolling, GPD Officer Brett Robison saw a car matching the description witnesses gave from the Subway robbery.
The officer pulled Huff over and found black clothing that matched what was worn during the robbery, along with $700, according to the report.
