{"id":20339,"date":"2011-09-20T22:07:11","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T02:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=20339"},"modified":"2011-09-20T22:07:11","modified_gmt":"2011-09-21T02:07:11","slug":"investigators-seek-to-identify-suspect-in-series-of-store-robberies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2011\/09\/20\/investigators-seek-to-identify-suspect-in-series-of-store-robberies\/","title":{"rendered":"Investigators seek to identify suspect in series of store robberies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/icons\/FWPD_logo.gif\" alt=\"Fort Wayne Police Department \" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from the Fort Wayne Police Department:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Investigators Seek to Identify Suspect in Series of Store Robberies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date\/Time of Incident<\/strong>: September 17, 2011 \/ 9:24 a.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Location of Incident<\/strong>: 5307 Decatur Road<br \/>\n<strong>Victim<\/strong>: Family Dollar<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date\/Time of Incident<\/strong>: September 20, 2011 \/ 2:08 a.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Location of Incident<\/strong>: 2802 E. State Blvd<br \/>\n<strong>Victim<\/strong>: CVS<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date\/Time of Incident<\/strong>: September 20, 2011 \/ 5:31 a.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Location of Incident<\/strong>: 6202 W. Jefferson Blvd.<br \/>\n<strong>Victim<\/strong>: Walgreens<\/p>\n<p>The Fort Wayne Police Department is presently investigating a series of armed robberies wherein the perpetrator is believed to be one and the same. The perpetrator reportedly entered the store(s) and approached the store clerk wielding what witnesses reported to be a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dclarge knife&#8217;, or a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dckitchen knife with a tan handle&#8217;. Witnesses further reported that the perpetrator demanded money from the store register and then fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators have obtained still images from in-store video of the perpetrator in each incident and are seeking the public&#8217;s assistance in identifying the perpetrator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suspect Description<\/strong>:<br \/>\nMale black, 5&#8217;6&#8243; &#8211; 5&#8217;10&#8221;, stocky build; seen wearing a grey-colored hooded sweatshirt with a black patch on both sleeves, a white colored baseball cap, blue jeans, and red colored gym shoes. The perpetrator is believed to have shed the sweatshirt and was last seen wearing only a white t-shirt, and a white bandana concealing his face.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Possible Suspect Vehicle<\/strong>:<br \/>\nLarge pickup truck, blue in color, with tinted windows.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone knowing the identity or whereabouts of this individual is encouraged to contact the City of Fort Wayne Police Department at 260 427-1222 or Crime Stoppers at 260 436-STOP, 260 436-7867.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_3_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_4_placeholder\nngg_shortcode_5_placeholder\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_09_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Police Memorial Service.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ddc995818fed4f36b9dbf0ff8c9b278c' data-image-id=\"1754\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_05_09_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_09_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\" data-description=\"The Police Memorial Service.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/09 - Police Memorial Service\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1754\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_05_09_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/90294.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard in the 2009 Parnell Avenue Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ddc995818fed4f36b9dbf0ff8c9b278c' data-image-id=\"2028\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/90294.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/thumbs\/thumbs_90294.jpg\" data-title=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\" data-description=\"The Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard in the 2009 Parnell Avenue Memorial Day Parade on May 25, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Fort Wayne Police Department Honor Guard\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2028\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/20090525\/thumbs\/thumbs_90294.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2006-trf\/13641.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Fort Wayne Police Department cars and motorcycles along with Allen County Sheriff&#039;s motorcycles lined up on Superior Street after the 2006 Three Rivers Festival Parade.  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