Suspect Sought in Five Forks Convenience Store Robberies
Looks like Eric Conor of the Greenville Snooze is ahead of the pack on this story:
The same Woodruff Road convenience store has been robbed three times in the past three weeks, and authorities said they are looking for who is likely the same person involved in each.
The rough English translation of that sentence? Deputies believe the same suspect robbed a Woodruff Road convenience store three times in the last three weeks.
Perhaps we’ll learn more after copy editors have their way with Eric’s writeup of the crimes.
For now, we’ll take you over to News Channel 7, where Rob Landreth is serving up a healthy portion of readable English topped off with a generous helping of facts:
Master Deputy Melissia McKinney says that the Sheriff’s Office is investigating three armed robberies that happened at The Corner Mart, located at 2608 Woodruff Road. McKinney says the first robbery occurred on Sunday morning at 3:35, the second at midnight Thursday morning and the third, just three hours later at 3 am.
Deputies say the suspect entered the store Sunday morning brandishing a handgun and jumped over the counter and demanded money. In the next two robberies, the suspect waved a gun at the store clerks and demanded they take him around the counter and open the cash registers. After receiving money in each robbery, the suspect fled on foot towards Scuffletown Road.
Lest you accuse us of being unfair to The Greenville News, reporter Eric Conor does include one more vitally important detail of earth shattering significance near the top of his piece: the handgun was silver.
So if you see a black male between 5′ 7″ and 6′ tall weighing 150-170 pounds and he’s waving around a black handgun, no need to contact authorities. But if he’s got a silver handgun, please get in touch with Greenville County Crime Stoppers.
All joking aside, WSPA.com goes on to describe the handgun as “black and silver,” and notes that the suspect has been seen in dark pants, dark tennis shoes, and a black ski mask.
Greenville Police Looking for Violent Robbery Duo
They’ve already shot one man and robbed at least three stores. Police are searching for them to stop them before they strike again, but I guess they won’t get much help from the public since the ever politically correct Greenville News refused to give an accurate description of the suspects so citizens could be on the look out for the out of control thugs:
Police were looking Friday for two men who they said likely robbed two convenience stores the same night they robbed and shot two people who were sitting in a car outside a Berea laundromat.
A 68-year-old Travelers Rest man who was shot in the chest was taken to the hospital and treated for injuries not considered life-threatening, while another who was hit by the same bullet suffered minor injuries, Greenville County Sheriff’s Master Deputy Melissia McKinney said.
The first robbery happened just before 10 p.m. at the Lil’ Cricket convenience store at 6008 White Horse Road when a man pointed a gun, demanded money and made away on foot with cash, McKinney said.
In the second robbery at about 1 a.m., two people were sitting in a car outside the Berea Coin Laundry on Hunts Bridge Road when two men approached the vehicle and shot the man, who was an employee of the Laundromat, McKinney said.
Following the shooting, two men believed to be the same involved in the two earlier robberies walked into the Palms gas station on Easley Bridge Road just before 2:30 a.m. and one pointed a gun and demanded money, McKinney said.
The two were given cash and fled the business on foot, she said.
Soooo … be on the look out for two guys I guess. Two heightless, weightless, raceless, ageless guys. That’s good reporting, Eric Conner.