Three teens are under arrest after authorities say they were caught conducting reconnaissance for a robbery.

Two of the suspects are 13 years old, and the third is 14, said ALEA Lt. Jeremy Burkett.

On Tuesday, officers with the Montgomery’s Metro Area Crime Suppression unit spotted the trio in the 400 block of East South Boulevard.

As the officers approached, the suspect ran away. All three were captured after a foot chase.

One of the 13-year-olds, Burkett said, was recognized by officers on scene from a law enforcement bulletin issued by Crime Stoppers regarding the same business being robbed in a previous incident.

All suspects confessed to their involvement and have been charged with second-degree robbery.

They were released into the custody of their guardians.

The Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit, knowns as MACS, was launched June 24 to address a surge in violent crime in and around Montgomery.

MACS is made up of law enforcement officers from ALEA, the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, the Montgomery Police Department, the Montgomery Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.