Police seek men who held up store 12/10/2009 12:39 AM By KAREN DAILY Staff writer
Deputies are investigating a holdup at a Beech Island convenience store and looking for four men who reportedly held clerks at gunpoint Tuesday evening.
Investigators gave few details about the holdup. At press time, there were no surveillance images released of the men who reportedly robbed the Four Seasons Food and Fuel at the 2400 block of Silver Bluff Road.
The clerks told deputies the men walked into the store about 9:20 p.m. wearing masks and camouflaged jackets.
They reportedly asked for money and grabbed cash from the register drawer.
Sgt. Dave Myers, a spokesperson for the Aiken County Sheriff's Office, said at least one of the men was armed.
Deputies said the men ordered a clerk to open the safe, but she was unable to do so. Two of the men then went into the office to look for cigarettes and tried to "mess with the VCR," the clerk told investigators.
The men were able to get money and then took cigarettes from the counter before leaving, according to officials.
The Aiken Bloodhounds were called to search the area. No vehicle information was reported.
Anyone with information about these subjects is asked to contact the Aiken County Sheriff's Office at (800) 922-9709. Individuals also should call CrimeStoppers of the Midlands at (888) CRIME-SC. Callers can remain anonymous and will be eligible for a cash reward of between $50 and $1,000.
Contact Karen Daily at kdaily@aikenstandard.com.
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Hey Standard - are you ever going to update this story with descriptions, surveillance video, or any details or just dismiss the fact that there are more unnamed and undescribed armed thugs running around Aiken.
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Posted by: On: Thursday, December 10, 2009 8:35 PM
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I'm going to go out on a very sturdy limb and say we can just use the same description of the criminals that is used in 90% of the violent crime in Aiken County.
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