Crime Analysis

On Wednesday, July 25th at 2:00 am, Al’s 24-hour Convenient Store on South State Street was robbed by two men. One man was wearing a Halloween “Scream” mask, blue jeans, a black hooded sweatshirt, and unknown colored shoes. The other was wearing a “Saw” mask, blue jeans, a black hooded sweatshirt, and shoes. Each had a pistol; the clerk believed the “Saw” robber’s gun was black in color, as were his gloves. The “Saw” man stated, “Don’t do anything stupid and you won’t get hurt.” He had no accent. While aiming the gun at the clerk, he jumped across the counter and ordered her to open the register. She complied; he then emptied the drawer into a bag from behind the counter, and told her to lie on the floor and not move for 15 minutes. He then grabbed four cartons of Marlboro cigarettes before he and his partner were heard running out of the store. The clerk did not see what direction he fled and the surveillance video camera was not functioning. No other witnesses were available.

On Wednesday, August 5th at 1:30 am, Joe’s Gas-N-Go on the corner of State and Main Streets was robbed by two men. One suspect was wearing what was described as a long white-faced mask, blue jeans, a black hooded sweatshirt, and shoes. The other was wearing what was described as a white mask with painted facial features, blue jeans, a black hooded sweatshirt, and shoes. Both were carrying guns but the clerk could not identify the types of guns any further. The clerk could not remember if gloves were worn and was unable to identify what race or ethnicity the suspects might have been. The subject with the white mask with painted features pointed a gun at the clerk and said, “you won’t get hurt – don’t be stupid,” and jumped over the counter while pointing a gun at him. He ordered the clerk to open the register and lie down on the floor. The clerk did so, and the suspect emptied the register contents into a bag from behind the counter. The suspect in the long white-faced mask had an...