Crime & Safety

Blotter: Armed Robbers Scared Off By Scissors

Employee says knife-wielding suspects fled the scene.

The following information was supplied by the Hanahan Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.

An employee at a Hanahan store told police that a pair of armed robbers stole his cell phone before he scared them off with a pair of scissors.

The incident reportedly happened at 6 p.m. on May 21 at the Officina Galvez on Yeamans Hall Road.

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The employee told police that two men entered the store allegedly carrying knives. He said one of the men grabbed his cell phone from the desk.

The victim grabbed a pair of scissors and said that he scared the suspects. They allegedly fled the scene, running toward Remount Road.

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