Ozark police searching for robbery suspect

May 22, 2008

By Ebony Horton

Ozark police say a store full of shoppers never noticed a robber with a gun who came into Dollar Tree, near Wendy’s, on Wednesday night and demanded the clerk and the manager go to the back of the store.
Now investigators are piecing together all they can. As of 3:50 p.m. Thursday, Ozark Deputy Police Chief Myron Williams said they believed the suspect was a dark complexion, black man with a mole on the right side of his face. The man is believed to be about 6’1,” Williams said.
According to Williams, the man came to the cashier’s counter with products and produced a gun around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday before demanding the cashier get the manager who was a few feet away. Williams said the man then forced both women into the back of the store at gunpoint before escaping with an unknown amount of currency.
The manager called police when she believed the robber had left, Williams said.
“The shocking thing was so many customers were there but didn’t know what was going on. But maybe some of them have seen a vehicle that would stand out in mind. That’s what we need to know,” Williams said.
Williams said it is possible the robber may be linked to other robberies in the Wiregrass.
Anyone with information is asked to call Ozark Crimestoppers at (334) 774-9999.