Crime & Safety

CVS Armed Robbery Suspect Sought by Police

The store's manager was robbed at gunpoint.

Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for some help identifying a man they say robbed a Brandon CVS store last month.

The crime happened Sept. 2 just before 6 a.m. when a man armed with a revolver confronted the store’s manager as he was opening up the 1010 Bloomingdale Ave. pharmacy for business.

The man forced the manager inside and made him open the safe, the sheriff’s office said. Once he had cash, he left on foot.

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The man is described as being about 40. He stands roughly 6 feet tall, has a muscular build, light to tan complexion and weighs between 185 and 225 pounds. Deputies say he was last seen wearing a long sleeve light gray shirt, black pants, a black do-rag, gray gloves and a fake beard.

Anyone with information about the man is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 813-247-8200. Tips can also be submitted through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-873-8477.

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