Police investigate robbery

Published 6:09 pm Friday, April 2, 2021

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Suffolk Police are investigating a commercial armed robbery that happened early Friday.

The robbery was reported at 2:17 a.m. at the 7-Eleven in the 2100 block of North Main Street, according to a city press release.

A female suspect reportedly robbed the store of an unknown amount of cash and products while implying she had a weapon, and left in a light blue vehicle headed southbound that was occupied by at least one other individual, the press release stated. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident.

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The suspect was further described as a Black female wearing a black hoodie, black sweatpants, a COVID-type mask, and white tennis shoes with black stripes down the heel.

The incident remains under investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Suffolk Police or Suffolk Crime Line.  To submit online, go to www.p3tips.com, visit the Suffolk Police Department website (www.suffolkva.us/spd) and look for the Suffolk Crime Line link, or go to the Suffolk Police Department Facebook page at www.facebook.com/suffolkpolicedepartment. You can also call 888-LOCK-U-UP, 1-888-562-5887, Option 5. Once a person submits a tip, they will be given a TIP ID and password. With this information they can login at p3tips.com and submit follow-up information, engage in two-way dialogue, be informed of the outcome of the tip, and access any pertinent reward information.