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City of Duluth - Police Department
Mike Ceynowa, Chief of Police
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
2030 North Arlington Avenue • Duluth, Minnesota 55811 • www.duluthmn.gov
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Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
Public Information Officer, Mattie Hjelseth at (218) 730-5434 or mhjelseth@duluthmn.gov
DATE: 8/28/2011
SUBJECT: Police asking for Publics help locating Armed Robbery/Vehicle Theft Suspect
BY: DPD Public Information Officer Jim Hansen
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Armed Robbery and Vehicle Theft
CASE NO.: 11253266
INCIDENT DATE: 8/27/2011
INCIDENT TIME: 7:13PM
INCIDENT LOCATION: 1300 block of East Superior & East First Street
SUBJECT: Police asking for Publics help locating Armed Robbery/Vehicle Theft Suspect
BY: DPD Public Information Officer Jim Hansen
NATURE OF INCIDENT: Armed Robbery and Vehicle Theft
CASE NO.: 11253266
INCIDENT DATE: 8/27/2011
INCIDENT TIME: 7:13PM
INCIDENT LOCATION: 1300 block of East Superior & East First Street
On Saturday August 27th, 2011 at 7:13PM Duluth Police were called to the Walgreen’s store at 1301 E. Superior Street on the report of an armed robbery that just occurred.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a suspect went to the pharmacy section of the store and demanded pills and showed the pharmacist a handgun. The suspect was described as a balding white male in his mid 30’s.
A short time later Duluth Police were called to the 1300 block of East First Street to a vehicle theft. The suspect pointed a handgun at the vehicle owner and demanded the keys to his vehicle. The suspect then left westbound on First Street in the stolen 2002 silver Infiniti bearing MN license plates NJK-587. The vehicle had a new set of license plates on the front seat, which are MN 582-GJX. The suspect in the vehicle theft matched the description of the suspect in the armed robbery.
The Duluth Police Department is requesting anyone that has seen, or knows the identity of the suspect in the image taken from the surveillance camera in the Walgreen’s store, to call 911.
Duluth Police cautions anyone who may see the suspect or the stolen 2002 Infiniti to not make any contact and to call 911 immediately. The suspect is considered armed and dangerous. The investigation is continuing. No further information is available at this time.
