Mayor Jane Castor, City Of Tampa | City Of Tampa website
Mayor Jane Castor, City Of Tampa | City Of Tampa website
TAMPA, FL. (August 21, 2024) -- The Tampa Police Department is requesting the community's assistance in identifying a suspect involved in an armed robbery that took place on the morning of August 9, 2024.
The suspect, captured on video, entered the 29th Street Grocery store located at 2802 N 29th St., where he brandished a gun, threatened the clerk, and demanded money. Fortunately, the employee was not injured during the incident.
Detectives have released a video clip of the suspect and are asking the community to examine it closely. The suspect is seen wearing a black t-shirt with white lettering pulled over his head. He was also dressed in black and gray camouflage shorts, black Nike slides, and has a noticeable scar on his abdomen. He fled northbound on 29th St. on a bicycle.
As detectives continue to gather evidence and develop leads in the case, they urge anyone with information that could help identify or locate this suspect to contact the Tampa Police Department at 813.231.6130 or Crime Stoppers of Tampa Bay at 800.873.TIPS (8477).
Contact
306 East Jackson Street
Tampa, Florida 33602
(813) 274-8211
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