Robbery At Hoover Target: Police Seek 2 Suspects

HOOVER, AL — The Hoover Police Department is seeking two suspects in a robbery at the Target store on Oak Grove Blvd. over the weekend. The Incident occurred Feb. 7 around 3:30 p.m.

Hoover police said officers spoke with a teenage victim reporting he was sitting inside of his mother’s vehicle in the Target parking lot when he was approached by a black male. The suspect reportedly reached into the victim’s vehicle, and attempted to take an undetermined amount of cash from a purse.

When the victim tried to stop the theft, he was sprayed with pepper spray by the suspect, police said. After taking property from the victim, the suspect fled the area in a white, four door passenger car driven by another male.

The victim was treated at the scene for exposure to pepper spray by Hoover medics.

Anyone who recognizes either suspect or has any information about this case is asked to contact Sergeant Daniel Lowe at 205-739-6762.