Akron Police are looking for a robber who took money from a cell phone store late Thursday afternoon.
Shortly after 5 Thursday night, the T-Mobile Store,on North Hawkins Avenue, was robbed at gunpoint. The employees reported the suspect entered the store armed with a handgun and demanded all of the money. One employee emptied the cash register into a black and white, striped, plastic bag that the suspect was carrying. The suspect then demanded that the employee take him to the safe. Two other employees in the back room were ordered down on the floor. The suspect then took money and cell phones before fleeing the store.
No injuries were reported.
The suspect is a black male, 24 – 26 years old, 5’09” – 5’10”, 160 – 180 lbs., with black hair and a goatee. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and dark blue jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Akron Police Department.