RFP Staff
♦ “In the rough and tumble days when men were men in the county and ladies were ladies they didn’t bother with guns or knives, they took what was rightfully theirs sometimes by brute strength.” Odell Lacey
On Tuesday a county man allegedly felt like he’d been shorted money by a clerk in Jack’s Grocery at 3785 Bringle Ferry Road earlier in the day and returned at about 6:30 p.m. to request the difference he felt owed. The man, described as a semi-regular customer, was provided by the clerk with the owner’s name and a number so the customer could contact him with his “beef” and maybe get reimbursed.
Apparently that proved unsatisfactory.
It took all of about 30 minutes until the heat of righteousness built to a boiling point and the blocky heavy-set white male stalked back into Jack’s to allegedly claim what was rightfully his. With no warning, the man ripped the cash register from the counter and stormed out to an awaiting car described as a silver 2-door late 90’s Honda Civic. The car accelerated off the lot.
Startled by the robber’s modus operandi and the suddenness of it, the clerk called 911. A short time later a Rowan County Sheriff’s Office deputy pulled into grocery store lot. The suspect’s alleged crime fell into the category of what peace officers call a “strong arm robbery”.
The suspect is described as a heavy-set, heavily bearded white male between 30 and 40 years-old with medium-length brown hair. He sported a light colored denim dress shirt, blue jeans, boots, and a green and white ball cap.
The alleged “strong-arm robber” helped himself to approximately $500 in cash and a cash register said to be valued at $350.
If anyone knows about the robbery or the suspect they are requested to call the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office at 704-216-8700 or Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.
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