At approximately 8:27 p.m., Public Safety Communications received a call in reference to a business robbery that had just occurred at Dollar Tree, located in the first block of Lincoln Street. The investigation revealed that the suspect entered the business and concealed items on his person. The suspect made a verbal threat to the associate as he passed all points of sale and exited the store.
The suspect is described as a black male who was last seen wearing a white zip-up hoody, black sweatpants, and black and white slides.
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