Lancaster authorities investigate 2nd armed robbery this week
The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office is searching for the armed man who robbed a Lancaster convenience store Tuesday.
The suspect entered the Lucky 99 convenience store at 2799 Pageland Highway in Lancaster Tuesday night and demanded money from the clerk, according to a news release. The suspect fled after receiving an undisclosed amount of money. No injuries were reported.
The suspect is described as a black male about 6 feet tall and weighing at least 250 pounds. He was wearing a red hat, red jacket, blue jeans, black shoes and had a black shirt on his face.
This is the second armed robbery in Lancaster County this week. An unknown suspect on Monday robbed a convenience store in the city of Lancaster. It’s not clear if the two cases are related.
Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office at 803-283-3388 or Crimestoppers at 1-888-274-6372.
Teddy Kulmala: 803-329-4082, @teddy_kulmala
This story was originally published August 19, 2015 at 2:51 PM with the headline "Lancaster authorities investigate 2nd armed robbery this week."