ARMED ROBBERY OF DOLLAR GENERAL STORE

SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR THREE PEOPLE THEY SAY WERE INVOLVED IN AN ARMED ROBBERY OF A DOLLAR GENERAL STORE IN SARASOTA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.  DEPUTIES SAY TWO OF THE SUSPECTS ENTERED THE STORE JUST AFTER 3:30PM AND CONFRONTED THE CLERK WITH A HANDGUN.  ONE OF THE SUSPECTS WENT BEHIND THE COUNTER AND REMOVED AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF CASH FROM THE REGISTER.  BOTH SUSPECTS THEN FLED ON FOOT TO A FADED WHITE FOUR DOOR TOYOTA CAMRY WITH A FEMALE DRIVER.  THE VEHICLE WAS RECOVERED BY DEPUTIES BUT THE THREE ASSAILANTS REMAIN ON THE LOOSE.  THE FIRST WAS AN UNKNOWN MAN IN HIS LATE TEENS OR EARLY 20S, BETWEEN 6’ AND 6’2” TALL, BETWEEN 185 AND 190 POUNDS.  HE WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A BLACK SKULL CAP, GREY LONG SLEEVE SWEATSHIRT WITH A BUTTON NECK, BLACK SHORTS, BLACK SHOES OR SNEAKERS, AND HE WAS ARMED WITH A LONG BLACK HANDGUN.  THE SECOND MAN WAS ALSO IN HIS LATE TEEN OR EARLY 20S, BETWEEN 5’10 AND 6’1” TALL, BETWEEN 145 AND 160 POUNDS, AND WAS LAST SEEN WEARING A BLACK SKULL CAP WITH A BRIM, A BLACK T-SHIRT OVER A BLACK LONG SLEEVE SHIRT, BLACK PANTS, AND BLACK SHOES OR SNEAKERS.  THERE WAS NO DESCRIPTION GIVEN OF THE FEMALE DRIVER.  ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AT 861-4900, OR YOU CAN LEAVE ANONYMOUS INFORMATION WITH CRIME STOPPERS, EITHER BY PHONE AT 366-TIPS, OR ONLINE AT WWW.SARASOTACRIMESTOPPERS.COM.