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Southern Md. Police Beat: Gimpy Fat Thug with Knife Robs 7-Eleven; 3rd Armed Robbery in Day
MECHANICSVILLE, MD. – A crime spree of armed robberies has taken place in recent days in Northern St. Mary’s County, according to St. Mary’s Sheriff Tim Cameron.
The latest armed robbery took place when a chubby robber with his head covered with a bandanna and walking with a limp robbed a clerk at knife-point.
Police say on June 13, 2015, at 4:04 AM, a white male suspect entered the 7-Eleven located in the median on Three Notch Road, in Mechanicsville and armed with a knife. The suspect encountered the clerk and demanded money from the register. The clerk complied and the suspect fled out of the store.
The suspect was seen entering a silver, possibly Dodge Ram truck.
The suspect was described as being approximately 5’10” to 6’00” in height, with a chubby build, and walking with a limp. He was wearing blue jeans, a black long sleeved shirt, a blue bandanna covering the crown of his head, and a red bandanna covering the lower portion of his face.
Deputies responded to the scene and conducted an extensive search of the area for the suspect with negative results. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division responded and assumed the investigation. The investigation is ongoing at the time of the publishing of this press release.
Detectives are asking for the witness, who provided first responding deputies with information to please contact the Sheriff’s Office Duty Officer as soon as possible at 301.475.4040 or Detective Cory Ellis as 301.475.4200 x 9125.
Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying this suspect. Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect, about this robbery, the robbery of the Mechanicsville Burchmart on 6-10-15 or the Dollar General Store robbery from 6-11-15, to call the Sheriff’s Office DUTY OFFICER at 301.475.4040, Detective Cory Ellis at 301.475.4200 x 9125, or CRIME SOLVERS at 301.475.3333 – callers to CRIME SOLVERS can remain ANONYMOUS and calls are not recorded.