EARLY THIS MORNING, AND EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING THE SUBWAY SANDWICH SHOP IN COLEMAN MARKETPLACE OFF PINEY FOREST ROAD WHEN SHE WAS CONFRONTED BY TWO BLACK MALES ARMED WITH HANDGUNS. THEY TOOK ALL THE REGISTER MONEY AND ALSO LEFT WITH THE WOMANS POCKETBOOK. THEY FLED THE SCENE AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IN AN OLDER MODEL RED JEEP CHEROKEE WITH A WHITE STICKER ON THE BACK GLASS. AN OFFICER APPROACHING THE CRIME SCENE SAW THE JEEP GOING ACROSS ROBERTSON BRIDGE TOWARDS MEMORIAL DRIVE. THE VEHICLE TURNED RIGHT OFF THE BRIDGE AND DISAPPEARED UP MEMORIAL DRIVE TOWARDS WEST MAIN STREET. A SHORT WHILE LATER A DANVILLE POLICE OFFICER FOUND THE SUSPECT VEHICLE SITTING AT THE BACK OF THE TRAVEL INN ON WEST MAIN STREET JUST BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA LINE. OFFICERS SURROUNDING THE SCENE AND WAITED FOR THE SWAT UNIT TO ARRIVE. AFTER ABOUT 2 HOURS THEY DETERMINED THAT THE SUSPECTS HAD FLED THE SCENE ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEIRECTION OF TRAVEL UNKNOWN. DANVILLE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING.
Posted on: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:07:59 +0000