Nine Mile Dollar General Robbed At Gunpoint

February 3, 2016

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a suspect in the armed robbery of Dollar General Store on Nine Mile Road Monday night.

The Dollar General at 100 East Nine Mile Road was robbed at gunpoint just before 10 p.m. The suspect pointed a gun at the clerk and escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash, according to Amber Southard, spokesperson for the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office. The clerk was not injured.

The suspect was described only as tall, wearing all dark clothes and having a covered face. K-9 units were called to the scene and conducted an unsuccessful search for the suspect.

Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (850) 433-STOP or the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office at (850) 436-9620.

Pictured: It was business as usual Tuesday at the Dollar General at 100 East Nine Mile Road, hours after the store was robbed at gunpoint Monday night. NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Price, click to enlarge.

Comments

11 Responses to “Nine Mile Dollar General Robbed At Gunpoint”

  1. Roscoe on February 6th, 2016 2:44 pm

    Ask yourself what is the end game?

  2. Janie on February 3rd, 2016 12:06 pm

    I’ve been in this store several times and they’ve had 1 lady working the whole store by herself… That poor woman… Anyone can go in and see it’s an easy target.. They need more employees or security… Every Dollar General I ever go into has the longest lines and least employees of any business in the world point blank period… It’s just pathetic.. They hate to have pay anyone else to work… Gotta keep that $$.. I pray this lady doesnt have any trauma after this…

  3. Denise on February 3rd, 2016 11:58 am

    Robbers are catching on that Dollar General’s are easy access for a fistful of dollars. Install silent alarms to alert the police. I will give Dollar General a call from the number already posted.

  4. William on February 2nd, 2016 11:59 pm

    >>So cowardly that the news media will no longer tell us the race, sex or possibly the nationality. Has this county gone completely nuts?

    If we read the story, we find the suspect was wearing all dark clothes and had their face covered. The victims were unable to provide a better description. So, with that limited information provided to law enforcement, how would we report the race or sex of the perp? The media can only report what information provided by law enforcement.

  5. PRMATHEWS on February 2nd, 2016 11:40 pm

    So it was a “phantom human” that robbed this store. So cowardly that the news media will no longer tell us the race, sex or possibly the nationality.
    Has this county gone completely nuts?

  6. Cl on February 2nd, 2016 9:45 pm

    The Dollar General on Pine Forest Rd north of Nine Mile has been robbed twice since Christmas. The last time right before 10:00 pm. I called the home office Customer Relations to complain about lack of security for employees. Number is 1-800-678-9258 #1. The safes are easily accessible, not good lighting nor security cameras outside. Yes, keep them locked up!!

  7. Flpen on February 2nd, 2016 9:01 pm

    What is with Dollar General being robbed all the time?

  8. jeeperman on February 2nd, 2016 7:41 pm

    Yes hide the law breakers behind block walls and educate them on how to do worse before they get out on “good behavior”.

    Bring back public punishment in the town square.

  9. Jason on February 2nd, 2016 7:22 pm

    The Dollar General on Saufley Field Rd and Muldoon Rd was robbed this Saturday night (1/30/16) at approximately 9:45 pm…..

  10. area resident on February 2nd, 2016 7:18 pm

    I agree with “nod.” Our judges just give them a slap on the wrist and send them out to do it again. It would be far less expensive to lock them up.

  11. nod on February 2nd, 2016 4:58 pm

    We need to build bigger and more prisons and then fill them up with thieves.

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