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Male Armed With Pistol ‘Buys’ Energy Drink So He Can Rob Hamilton Mill BP Station

Man takes the money and runs, leaves energy drink at store.

 

A male suspect escaped with approximately $100 after pointing a gun at a clerk and snatching money out of the register during a Nov. 11 robbery at the Hamilton Mill BP station on Hamilton Mill Road.  

Gwinnett County Police were dispatched to the gas station shortly before 5 a.m. on Sunday. According to the clerk, a male suspect entered the store, calmly approached the clerk and withdrew a silver pistol from his pocket. The robber reportedly instructed the clerk to open the cash register. When the clerk informed the robber he could not open the register unless a transaction was made, the robber grabbed a MIO energy drink and handed it to the clerk. The clerk then rang up the energy drink so that the register would open. Once the register was open, the robber snatched approximately $100 and fled the gas station on foot.

The entire incident was captured on video surveillance.

The suspect is described as a dark-haired white male, 5-foot-11 weighing roughly 180 pounds, with Hispanic or Latin features. At the time of the robbery, the suspect was wearing a light blue long sleeve shirt and black pants.

Police recovered the energy drink can and forwarded it to the crime scene investigation department for fingerprint analysis.

The case is listed as active.

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About this column: The police blotter is a listing of criminal activity reported by the Gwinnett County Police Department. Information is based on media releases, incident reports and data available through www.crimemapping.com. Information regarding those charged with a crime is taken directly from Gwinnett County Police Department reports and the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department's Docket Book. Arrested individuals have been charged with, but not convicted of, the above listed crimes. Related Topics: Crime, Police, and Robbery

R hanson

10:09 am on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

white man with latin or hispanic features? What?

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Kristi Reed

10:28 am on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

I didn't entirely understand it either, but that is the description that was in the police report.

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Mitch

10:53 am on Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Think George Zimmerman, I believe he was labeled White Hispanic; white male with Hispanic features.

This must be done to avoid confusion with Asian Hispanics, Black Hispanics, Italian Hispanics, Mexican Hispanics, and Martian Hispanics, to name a few.

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