[Vision2020] Moscow Police Searching for Armed Robbery Suspect

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the MOscow-Pullman Daily News.

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Moscow police searching for armed robbery suspect
September 20, 2009, 3:46 pm

Moscow police are searching for a suspect in a reported armed robbery at
the Movie Gallery late Saturday.

The incident happened shortly before 11 p.m. at the video store in the
Eastside Marketplace. Moscow Assistant Police Chief David Duke said an
employee told police a Hispanic man came into the store and walked around
to the back until the other customers in the store left.

The suspect, who was wearing a handkerchief over his face, then approached
the employee at the counter and allegedly brandished a “black
semi-automatic-type pistol with a laser sight below the barrel,” Duke
said.

The employee said the suspect handed him a duffel bag and told him to put
the money in the bag. Duke said the employee gave him all the money in the
till — more than $800.

The suspect then “fled the store east on foot, out the east exit,” Duke said.

The employee, who was uninjured in the encounter, called 911. Officers who
responded to the scene were unable to locate the suspect in the area. Duke
said police have no leads at this time, but are reviewing video
surveillance footage from nearby businesses.

He said investigators spoke with employees at the carnival at the Latah
County Fair across the street from the Eastside Marketplace, but the
carnival workers did not know of anyone who matched the description.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, approximately 6 feet tall and
230 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was reportedly wearing blue
jeans, white shoes and a gray pullover sweatshirt with a hood and pocket
and red or orange lettering.

Police are asking anyone with information about the robbery or who
believes they have seen the suspect to call the Moscow Police Department
at (208) 882-2677, or the department’s anonymous tip line at (208)
892-3898.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown