Crime & Safety

Sheriff's Office Looking For Beall's Outlet Black Friday Robber

Witnesses told deputies that a man walked into the Beall's Outlet store on Cattleman Road at 7:05 p.m., where he pointed a knife at employees and demanded cash from the register.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office released footage Monday morning of a Black Friday robbery of a Beall's Outlet store in hopes the public can identify the suspect.

Witnesses told deputies that a man walked into the store at 4084 Cattleman Road at 7:05 p.m., where he pointed a knife at employees and demanded cash from the register, according to the sheriff's office. 

The man fled the outlet store on a black bicycle and is described as a white male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 230 pounds with blonde hair.

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