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Daytime gunpoint robbery of Valpo 7/11

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The 7-11 convenience store at 708 Lincolnway was robbed at gunpoint on Thursday morning, Valparaiso Police said.

According to police, at 10:50 a.m. a male subject entered the store, displayed a handgun, and demanded cash. He then fled the store on foot with an undisclosed sum of money and was last seen westbound on Lincolnway, then southbound on Greenwich Street.

Police described the suspect as a white male in his twenties, 5’ 8’’ to 5’ 10’’ in height, wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, gray sweat pants, and sunglasses.

A K-9 unit attempted a track of the suspect, police said.

Anyone with information about the suspect or robbery is urged to call the VPD at 462-2135 or to text the tip to Tip411 (847-411) and enter “Valpo” as the first word in the message field prior to sending the tip.

All tips are anonymous.

 

Posted 11/20/2014

 
 

 

 

 

 

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