Crime & Safety
Wig Wearing Suspect Sought in 7-Eleven Robbery
Authorities are searching for a female suspect and two other persons of interest in connection with the August 18 robbery of a Sarasota convenience store.
Authorities are searching for a woman in connection with a robbery that occurred early August 18, at the 7-Eleven, located at 5754 Clark Road, in Sarasota, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
Surveillance footage from 4:40 a.m. showed the woman was wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt and what appeared to be a blond wig. She allegedly fled in an older model white Oldsmobile Aurora, a report said.
Detectives are also looking for two other subjects of interest who were possibly with the suspect earlier in the evening.
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Anyone with information is asked to call Criminal Investigations, 941-861-4900 or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers, 941-366-TIPS (8477) or online at www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com.
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