Police investigate the robbery of this Dollar General store in Wyoming (Oct. 20, 2009)
Dollar General hit by armed robbery
Cash was stolen, no one injured
Updated: Wednesday, 21 Oct 2009, 12:26 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 20 Oct 2009, 9:01 PM EDT
An armed robbery took place at the Dollar General in Wyoming on Tuesday night, according to police.
The crime took place at around 8 p.m. at 919 36th Street SW.
Police say the thief threatened the clerk with a handgun and got away with some cash.
The suspect is described as a black man, about 5'5" tall and having a thin build. He was wearing a gray-over-dark colored hooded sweatshirt or sweater, dark jeans and dark shoes. His face was partially covered with a red bandana.
A K-9 unit was called to the scene and a trail went to an apartment complex across the street. Police surrounded a building and residents were evacuated. But police did not find the suspect.
If you know anything about this incident you are asked to call police at (616) 530-7300 or Silent Observer at (616) 774-2345.
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