Shreveport Police Dept.

Date: Aug. 9, 2007

Phone: 318/673-6932 Fax: 318/673-6933

Contact: Kacee Hargrave, Public Information Officer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Police seek help in identifying armed robber

Shreveport police are looking for a man who robbed the Dollar General store in the 700 block of Bert Kouns on Sunday, Aug. 5.

Just after the store closed, about 6:08 p.m., the robber grabbed an employee from behind and punched him, knocking him to the ground. The robber then stole the man's wallet and approached another employee and demanded money from the store. The robber got the money and fled east from the store.

The suspect was a black male wearing a blue plaid shirt, baggy blue jeans, white tennis shoes and a tan baseball cap. He is about 5'9", heavy set with a dark complexion.

If anyone knows who this person is, contact Detective Richard Turpen at 673-6955 or Crime Stoppers at 673-7373.

Information can be left with crimestoppers at 673-7373 or by logging onto the crimestoppers website at www.crimestoppersshreveportcaddo.com.

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