Crime & Safety

Can You ID This Largo Robbery Suspect?

Largo Police are looking for help identifying the man who may be responsible for several robberies.

LARGO, FL β€” The Largo Police Department is asking Tampa Bay area residents for some help identifying a man it says robbed a Race Trac store on Sunday. The same man, police say, may also be responsible for another recent robbery.

The Race Trac robbery occurred around 5:25 a.m. March 20Β when a man walked into the 1201 East Bay Drive store, implied he had a firearm and proceeded to rob the store. The same man is a possible suspect in an armed robbery Sunday at Subway, 1200 N. Missouri Ave. In that case, a man walked into the store around 9:20 a.m. and did display a weapon, police wrote in an email to media.

The man is believed to be in his mid-20s. He stands about 5 feet, 9 inches in height and weighs an estimated 180 pounds. He has short brown hair and was wearing blue jeans, a purple shirt and red sneakers at the time of the Race Trac robbery.

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Anyone who can identify the man is asked to call Detective Berard at 727-587-6730.

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