EASTPOINTE, Mich. – A man told an Eastpointe Family Dollar cashier he was armed when he robbed the store Monday morning.
Police said the man entered the store at 18040 9 Mile Road at 9:15 a.m. He told the cashier he had a gun and kept his hand in his pocket as he demanded cash, police said.
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When the cashier handed the man money, he fled in an unknown direction. Police said they are trying to get surveillance video from nearby businesses.
The man is black with a light complexion. He is about 40-50 years old and has a thin mustache. He is about 6 feet tall, weighs about 250 pounds and has a stocky build, police said. He was wearing a zip-up black hoodie, black pants, black shoes and dark-colored glasses.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call police at 586-445-5100 ext. 1.