Woman Robs Detroit Dollar Store At Gunpoint: Police

Detroit MI

18 February, 2022

2:40 PM

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DETROIT — Police are searching for a woman who threaten a store clerk with a gun after walking out of a Detroit dollar store with merchandise she didn't pay for, officials said. Authorities said the woman entered the Dollar General on the 13300 block of East 7 Mile Road near Alcoy Avenue in Detroit on Saturday, and began filling her grocery cart with items. She then walked out of the store without paying, and a clerk chased after her into the parking lot. That's when authorities said she pulled out a gun and pointed it at the clerk. The woman then fled the parking lot with some of the items she took from the store, authorities said. There were no injuries reported in the armed robbery, authorities said. If anyone recognizes the suspect or has any information pertaining to this crime, call the Detroit Police Department's 9th Precinct at 313-596-5940 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.