December 18,
2017
Richmond Police
detectives are asking for the public’s help to identify the individual in the
photos who is a suspect in an armed commercial robbery that occurred early this
month on Jefferson Davis Highway.
Shortly after
1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3, police were called to a business in the 1500 block
of Jefferson Davis Highway for a report of a robbery. Officers were told the
suspect entered the business, immediately pointed a handgun at an employee, and
told the victim to give him all money from the register and anything the victim
had on him. While there was no money in the office desk at the time, the victim
handed his personal belonging to the suspect. The suspect fled the scene toward
the area of Mimosa and Columbia Streets. No injuries were reported.
The suspect is
described as a black male with a slim build. At the time, he was wearing a gray
pullover hooded sweatshirt with charcoal sleeves, dark jeans, dark Nike tennis
shoes and a dark backpack with blue handles. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Second Precinct Detective Jorge Thondique at (804) 646-8170 or contact Crime Stoppers at 780-1000 or at www.7801000.com.
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