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Armed robbery at Beverage Castle in Lakeland
Nov 2, 2020
Media Contact : Carrie Horstman, PIO
Media Contact : Carrie Horstman, PIO
The Polk County Sheriff's Office Robbery unit is investigating an armed robbery that occurred around 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2020, at the Beverage Castle located at 1170 Pipkin Road West in Lakeland.
The clerk was closing down the store when she was approached by two unknown male suspects armed with handguns. They forced the clerk behind the counter at gunpoint and demanded money from the register. After taking an undisclosed amount of cash, they fled southbound on Dossey Road.
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Suspect one is described as a black male approximately 6' tall, between 165-185 lbs., wearing a green hooded sweatshirt, black undershirt, black and white mask, black basketball shorts, and red slides with black socks.
Suspect two is described as a light-skinned black male or Hispanic male approximately 6' tall, between 165-185 lbs., wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black mask, black pants, and red slides with black lettering and black socks.
If anyone has information about this robbery they are urged to contact Detective Grant at 863-298-6914.
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