Nine Mile Sporting Goods Store Armed Robbery Under Investigation

October 24, 2017

An armed robbery Saturday night at a Nine Mile Road sporting goods store remains under investigation.

The holdup happened about 7:20 p.m. at the Hibbett Sports store at 3 West Nine Mile Road. According to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, a black male wearing a gray hoodie and brandishing a handgun robbed the store. He fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Further details have not been released.

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

Comments

13 Responses to “Nine Mile Sporting Goods Store Armed Robbery Under Investigation”

  1. terri on October 26th, 2017 5:26 pm

    Maybe better security cameras and warning signs to deter criminals from robbing. Why cant store signs say STAY AWAY ROBBERS WE CARRY GUNS TOO

  2. HG on October 25th, 2017 10:59 pm

    @Just sayin

    I’m curious to know which studies show significant protective effects from open carry, as someone who doesn’t have a horse in this race. Most of the data I’ve seen doesn’t show a strong effect either way and a lot of studies cancel each other out. There are a lot of factors at play here. Open carry laws vary by state (e.g. complete open carry, rural only), and demographics, too. You can’t compare Florida to places like South Dakota or New Hampshire and draw any valid conclusions because they were very different places before open carry (and still are).

  3. Hmm... on October 25th, 2017 3:08 pm

    Upon further investigation take a look at Kennesaw’s crimes. It is going up. The law isn’t helping.

    http://www.kennesaw-ga.gov/crime-statistics/

  4. Hmm... on October 25th, 2017 3:06 pm

    @Louise I used to live in Kennesaw and no one made me go out and purchase a gun. I never knew it was a law until today. That law is not enforced at all.

    I also agree with Thor in that Kennesaw is north of Atlanta with a very different demographic. You can’t compare Cantonment/Pensacola/Molino to Kennesaw at all.

  5. Thor Odinson on October 25th, 2017 8:38 am

    @chris This is not the wild west.

    @Louise Kennesaw is also an affluent northern suburb of Atlanta. Comparable Atlanta suburbs of Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Marietta, etc. do not have mandatory gun ownership laws and have similar crime rates.

  6. chris on October 24th, 2017 7:07 pm

    In the wild west, criminals had to think twice about their crimes, because nearly EVERYONE carried.

  7. Just sayin on October 24th, 2017 6:38 pm

    @anne 1 of2,

    Not true! Police officers and military personnel open carry on a daily basis. Do you consider this to be a “macho thing”?

    We never hear about them being robbed or mugged. Think about it.

    States with open carry laws have significantly lower crime rates. If you don’t believe it, do your own research.

  8. Louise on October 24th, 2017 4:40 pm

    If ever you doubt the usefulness and success of open carry just take a look at Kennesaw, GA. It is mandatory that all adults have a weapon. They have the absolute LOWEST crime rate in the entire country. GA is an open carry state… wish FL was.

  9. anne 1of2 on October 24th, 2017 12:26 pm

    Open carry is a macho-man problem. This is not the wild west.

  10. Esc co leo on October 24th, 2017 11:15 am

    @ defense

    I don’t believe that open carry would make things safer. That just tells the criminal who has a gun and who doesn’t and they can target the ones who don’t. I would rather see a lot more people carry concealed firearms. Then the bad guys don’t know who is armed and who is not so the best course of action is for them to just not try to rob anybody.

  11. Just a thought on October 24th, 2017 8:12 am

    Defense you plan on fighting crime wherever you see it? Going to be the Cantonment Caped Crusader?

  12. SW on October 24th, 2017 8:03 am

    @defense: What would open carry do that concealed carry doesn’t? Except reveal who is armed? I’m not opposed, just not and advocate.

  13. Defense on October 24th, 2017 7:32 am

    Thugs getting braver in this area. Really wish FL would make open carry legal.

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