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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information contact:
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 3/31/2011
SUBJECT: Police Investigate Robbery at 8th Street Video Store
BY: DPD Public Information Officer Jim Hansen

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Aggravated Robbery
CASE NO.: 11051402
INCIDENT DATE: 3/30/2011
INCIDENT TIME: 8:56PM
INCIDENT LOCATION: 8th Street Video, 1032 East 9th Street

On Wednesday March 30th, 2011 at 8:56PM Duluth Police responded to a robbery at the 8th St. Video Store, 1032 East 9th Street.

Officers arrived and spoke to the employee at the store who said a white male in his 20’s, 200-225 pounds, wearing a light blue hoodie, with a partial mask over his face, pointed a handgun at him and demanded money. The employee struggled with the suspect and was able to get the gun. The suspect fled the store with a small amount of cash and lost his shoe on the way out.

The recovered weapon used was a BB gun that is a replica semi-automatic handgun.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Violent Crimes Unit at (218) 730-5050. The investigation is continuing and no further information is available at this time.