Convenience store bandit has hit 14 times in Cumberland Co.
Cumberland County Sheriff’s detectives have connected 14 recent convenience store robberies to the same suspect.
The masked, armed man struck most recently on Friday morning, just after 1 a.m. at the Kangaroo store at the corner of McArthur and Honeycutt roads. He threatened the clerk on duty with a gun and demanded money from the cash register.
The suspect is described as a black man, about six feet tall and weighing between 200 and 250 pounds. In Friday's robbery, a witness said he was wearing a white hooded sweatshirt, a mask and sunglasses. He also has a tattoo on his right hand of the letters “N” and “J.”
Descriptions of a getaway vehicle include a mid-1990’s Ford Windstar van and a small passenger vehicle.
Anyone with information about the crimes is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (910) 483-8477.