BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Police have charged two men they say committed three armed robberies in the city.

Jeniel Rivera Gotay and Luis Vega-Gonzalez face charges, according to a news release from the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office.

The DA’s office said the men were involved in robberies at:

Sunoco Quickfill and Service located at 2960 Linden Street on Nov. 2

Racetrack gas station located at 2350 Linden Street on Nov. 5

Sunoco Quickfill and Service located at 2960 Linden Street on Nov. 11

City police said that in the Nov. 11 robbery, the men were under surveillance, and were seen going to the Sunoco Quickfill and Service around 1:30 a.m. Both men were seen running out of the store carrying bags, city police said.

Police said they tried to stop a vehicle that the men got into. The vehicle then rammed into a Bethlehem police surveillance vehicle, city police said in the news release.

Officers took Gotay and Vega-Gonzalez into custody after they tried to run away, police said.

Police recovered a trail of cash leading from the men’s vehicle to the place where they were taken into custody, according to the news release.

Evidence was found in the vehicle linking both men to the robberies after officers issued a search warrant, city police said.

City police said they expect to charge additional people, as an investigation continues into a number of similar armed robberies in the Lehigh Valley, stemming back to late October, including gas stations and convenience stores in Allentown, Bath, Hellertown, and Wilson Borough.

Jeniel Rivera Gotay is charged with robbery and various offenses stemming from his involvement in the three Bethlehem robberies, according to city police.

City police said Rivera Gotay was injured when the vehicle rammed the police vehicle and was taken to a local hospital.

It is anticipated that Rivera Gotay will be arraigned shortly and bail will be set, city police said.

According to police, Luis Vega-Gonzalez is also charged with robbery and related offenses stemming from his involvement in the three Bethlehem robberies.

Vega-Gonzalez was initially hospitalized but released from care and remanded to Northampton County Prison in lieu of $1,000,000.00 bail, police said.