Tom Thumb Robbery Under Investigation

September 10, 2016

A Cantonment convenience store was robbed early Saturday morning, the third robbery at the store in the past two months.

According to dispatch logs, the robbery was reported at 12:42 a.m. at the Tom Thumb at the corner of Highway 29 and Woodbury Circle, and deputies were on scene in less than one minute.  Deputies quickly established a perimeter around the store, and a K-9 unit was called to assist.

There were no details immediately available early Saturday morning from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office on any arrests or a suspect description. There were no reports of any injuries.

In early August,  Sheriff’s investigators said they believe two previous robberies at the store were committed by the same suspect. The store was robbed on July 4 and again on July 29. In both robberies, the suspect walked behind the counter and took cash from the register without producing a weapon.

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

Pictured above and below: The Tom Thumb at Highway 29 and Woodbury Circle was robbed early Saturday morning. NorthEscambia.com photo by Kristi Barbour. Pictured bottom: A still image from a surveillance video from a robbery at the store in July.

Comments

7 Responses to “Tom Thumb Robbery Under Investigation”

  1. bella on September 12th, 2016 4:50 pm

    Really sweet employees work there. They may not know your name, but they sure know your face and speak when you come in. Tom Thumb Inc should put security cameras on all four corners of the building so the escape route (vehicle) can be seen.

  2. Anne on September 10th, 2016 9:17 pm

    “Crime is DOWN in Escambia County”.
    Really?

  3. Autumn on September 10th, 2016 2:45 pm

    this is a shame poor Pensacola

  4. CW on September 10th, 2016 12:48 pm

    I think after midnight they should just lock the doors and make people pay at a window with a small opening.

  5. Stephen on September 10th, 2016 11:11 am

    This problem could be fixed if the employees were allowed to carry a firearm behind the counter and trained how to use it properly.

  6. Bob C. on September 10th, 2016 8:11 am

    Good to hear the employees and others not injured physically.

    Guy sure looks fit enough to have a real job so he doesn’t have to rob stores and take what was never his.

    Will be curious for future updates and wondering if drugs are the reason for the robbery.

  7. G on September 10th, 2016 7:09 am

    Another one of societies finest at his best

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