Friday, January 26, 2018

Suspect Sought in Assault During Commercial Burglary


January 26, 2018

Richmond Police detectives need the public’s help to identify the suspect in the photo who assaulted an employee during a robbery earlier this month.

At approximately 5:42 p.m. on January 8, officers were called to the Family Dollar in the 1200 block of North 25th Street for the report of an assault and robbery.

The male in the photo and video attempted to leave the store with a bag of cigarettes he had not purchased. When he was confronted by an employee, the suspect assaulted the employee before leaving the store with the cigarettes. He fled on foot in an unknown direction.

Detectives ask anyone with any information about this incident to call First Precinct Detective J. Hewitt at (804) 646-0576 or contact Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000 or online at www.7801000.com.