CD: Authorities search for robbery, false pretense suspects

TIM PRATT

Law enforcement officials in Oktibbeha County are asking for the public’s help to find two suspects wanted for unrelated crimes.

The Starkville Police Department is searching for a suspect who robbed a convenience store this weekend on Highway 12.

The incident occurred Saturday at about 10:45 p.m. when a man wearing all black, including a black ski mask and gloves, walked into the Sprint Mart at Highway 12 and Jackson Street, displayed a dark-colored pistol and ordered an employee to open the cash register, Starkville Police Department Detective William Durr said. The suspect took an undisclosed amount of money from the register, exited the store and ran north on Jackson Street, Durr said.

“It all happened in less than a minute,” Durr said. “He took the money and ran.”

Durr described the suspect as approximately 6 feet tall, although his mask made it difficult to determine his race. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the Starkville Police Department at 662-323-4131.

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