Robberies baffle police,
witnesses
By Heather Mangold
City
Editor
Three armed robberies took place in Lafayette within
two hours of each other Saturday morning.
"Some similarities are associated with two of the
armed robberies, but we can't really say for sure that they are related,"
said Lt. Larry Danaher of the Lafayette Police Department.
Sgt. Kurt Wolf of the Lafayette Police Department
said that it is very unusual for three robberies to occur in such a
short time span.
Wolf said that the robbers displayed guns only
as a form of threat and no store clerks were harmed.
No suspects have been named at this time.
The first armed robbery took place at 7:57 a.m.
Saturday. The Food Plus store at 903 Kossuth Street was held up by a
man described as a white male with medium build, said Lt. Larry Danaher
of the Lafayette Police Department. The man was approximately 5 feet
11 inches tall. He was wearing what was described as a white and black
coat. The suspect displayed a handgun during the robbery. The vehicle
for the robbery was described as a white, small boxy car.
The second armed robbery took place at 9:27 a.m.
at the CVS Pharmacy at 1910 Elmwood Avenue. The robber was described
as a white male with short brown hair. He was approximately 5 feet 8
inches tall. This robber displayed a handgun as well. The vehicle description
given for this robbery was a small dark-colored, boxy vehicle.
At 9:50 a.m. a third armed robbery took place.
A man fitting the description of a white male with a short to medium
build was described as the robber of the Village Pantry store, at 1008
South 4th Street. The man's face was covered as he displayed a handgun
during the robbery. No vehicle description was given for the robbery
at Village Pantry. Village Pantry employees are encouraged to cooperate
with robbers, giving the robber whatever he or she requests, said Wolf.
Witness descriptions as well as video surveillance
cameras are being used for evidence.
"All three stores had video cameras, but the quality
of the video is not great," said Wolf.
Undisclosed amounts of cash were taken from each
store, said Danaher.
Village Pantry, Food Plus and CVS Pharmacy cannot
comment at this time.
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