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Scissor-Wielding Robber Hits AM/PM
LA MESA -- Police are looking for a many who used scissors to rob a convenience store early Monday morning.
Police were called at 1:46 a.m. to the AM/PM store located at 4925 Spring Street. The AM/PM clerk told officers that he was working behind the registers when the suspect walked into the store. The suspect immediately demanded cash from the clerk. When the clerk told the suspect that he didn’t believe he had a gun, the suspect pulled a pair of scissors from his pocket and walked behind the cash register counter.
The suspect continued his demands for cash and then took a metal box from a shelf below the registers. The suspect fled the store with the metal box toward Spring Street.
Officers searching the area for the suspect found the metal box on the ground a short distance away. The cash box was open with cash littering the ground around it. The scissors used during the robbery were also recovered. The suspect was not located and the amount of cash taken has not been determined. The clerk was not injured during the robbery.
The suspect was described as a black male, mid 40’s, 5’5” – 5’7”, medium build, wearing a black button up shirt with the sleeves cut off and light colored pants. The suspect concealed his face with a dark piece of material wrapped around his head.
If you have any information on this case, call the La Mesa Police Department at (619) 667-1400.
You may also call Crime Stoppers’ anonymous toll-free tip line (888) 580-TIPS (or www.sdcrimestoppers.com). You can remain anonymous, and be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in this case.
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Comment by chuck dunn on July 9, 2012 at 2:03pm with the amount of crime you have down there,you should pass a stand your ground law..
this would have provided a great opportunity to use it..
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