Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Restaurant Robber Sought

Richmond Police detectives need the public’s help to identify a man who robbed a restaurant on the city’s Southside yesterday afternoon.

He can be seen in the surveillance video (seen on our Facebook page) walking in front of the store before covering his face.

At approximately 2 p.m. Monday, an unknown male walked into the China Garden at 1800 Broad Rock Blvd. and robbed the business at gunpoint. He was last seen running away from the area.

The suspect is described as a black male, 5’10” with a medium build who was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and black pants.


Detectives ask anyone with any information about this man’s identity to call Richmond Police Detective Mark Hatchett at (804) 646-8167 or Crime Stoppers at 780-1000. Citizens can also text Crime Stoppers at 274637, using the key word “ITip” followed by your tip. Both Crime Stoppers and Crime Solvers methods are anonymous.