12/14/16 — Crime of the week

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Crime of the week

By From staff reports
Published in News on December 14, 2016 9:57 AM

On Dec. 9, the Dollar General at 1400 W. Grantham St., in the Little River Shopping Center was robbed as the employee was closing and locking up the store around 10:15 p.m.

A black male with a gun forced the employee back into the store and demand money.

The suspect then fled the store with an undisclosed amount of money.

The suspect was described as a black male, approximately 5 feet, 6 inches tall and about 175 pounds with black jacket and brown or tan pants.

Anyone with information about this crime, or any other crime in Wayne County is asked to call or text Crime Stoppers at 919-735-2255 or submit a TIP at tipsubmit.com. Callers will remain anonymous and if your information leads to a felony arrest you will be given a cash reward for the information. Crime Stoppers gives cash rewards of up to $1,000 for information leading to felony arrests. Crime Stoppers is a Non-Profit 501(c)(3) organization, funded solely by private donations.