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Raleigh police seek Internet sweepstakes robber

Raleigh police are looking for information in the robbery of an Internet sweepstakes business on Hillsborough Street earlier this month.
Posted 2012-04-23T02:50:56+00:00 - Updated 2012-04-23T02:50:56+00:00
Raleigh police are looking for information in the robbery of an Internet sweepstakes business on Hillsborough Street earlier this month.

Raleigh police are looking for information in the robbery of an Internet sweepstakes business on Hillsborough Street earlier this month.

On April 12 around 5 a.m., police said, an armed man entered the business, at 3801-121 Hillsborough St., struck an employee with a handgun and ran away with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The employee, who was not seriously injured, and a customer were both inside the store at the time.

The robber is described as a black man with a medium build who stands about 5 feet 10 inches. In surveillance images released Sunday, he is wearing dark clothing and a hat, and he has a mustache.

Anyone with information is asked to Crime Stoppers at 919-834-HELP.

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