Family Dollar ROBBERY- Linwood Ave, Shreveport-July 26

At approximately 8:20 p.m. on July 26, 2011, Shreveport Police patrol officers responded to a reported robbery at the Family Dollar in the 3800 block of Linwood Avenue. Upon arrival there, patrolmen contacted a witness who told them a male suspect entered the store and purchased a pack of chewing gum. As the clerk was opening the register to complete the transaction, the man allegedly reached into a tote bag and raised it up as if he was concealing a weapon. The suspect demanded money and, after receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, fled the scene on foot. No one was injured during the robbery.
The suspect, described a dark complexioned black male with a slim build, was allegedly wearing a blue dress and a red wig at the time of the heist. Investigators are working at this time to recover surveillance video footage from the business. Anyone who has any information regarding this robbery is urged to call Shreveport Police Detective John Jackson at 318-673-6955 or Shreveport-Caddo Parish Crime Stoppers at 318-673-7373, www.lockemup.org where there is a $400.00 reward for information on the identity of the suspect.

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