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Video: Have You Seen This Man, Armed With a Knife and Handgun?

Detectives seek the public's help in finding the man, armed with a knife and handgun, who confronted a Dollar Store clerk in Seffner on Nov. 23. Video surveillance caught the crime unfolding.

 

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office seeks the public's help in nabbing the man who on Nov. 23, armed with a handgun and knife, confronted a clerk at the Dollar General store in Seffner.

Caught on surveillance video is a man, dressed in a blue-hooded jacket, black knit gloves and baggy blue jeans, wearing a black bandana over his face, according to the report. The man, age 25 to 30, is further described as 5-foot-5, with medium build, green eyes and light complexion.

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According to the sheriff's report, the man at about 8:30 p.m. entered the Dollar General at 307 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., where he approached the clerk and demanded money, "armed with a handgun in one hand and a knife in the other hand."

The clerk reportedly gave money to the armed robber, who then fled on foot, west on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

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Help Nab An Armed Robber

  • Anyone with information about the identity or whereabouts of the armed robber is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 813- 247-8200.
  • To be eligible for a cash reward, with information leading to an arrest, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-TIPS (8477).
  • Or text "CSTB [plus your tip]" to C-R-I-M-E-S (274637).

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