NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
January 27, 2009
Contact: Michele Nicholson
Public Information Officer
(850) 651-7420
PAIR ROBS OKALOOSA COIN LAUNDRY
The Okaloosa
County Sheriff's Office is investigating the armed robbery of the South Avenue
Coin Laundry near Fort Walton Beach Tuesday evening.
Two men entered
the business shortly before 6 p.m.
One was armed with a black pistol and approached the clerk, demanding money. The
second individual approached a customer and placed her in a headlock. She was
not seriously injured.
The pair
then took the money and left. Surveillance cameras captured photos of the men
before they pulled black ski masks over their faces.
The first
suspect is described as a tall, thin black male wearing a baggy black sweater
and dark pants.
The second
suspect is a shorter, lighter-skinned black male, wearing a green military-style
flight suit. Both had goatees and mustaches.
Anyone with information on the armed robbery is asked to contact the Okaloosa
County Sheriff's Office at 850-651-7400 or Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers at
850-863-TIPS.
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