Man sporting sock-wrapped gun robs store
Do you recognize this sock? A man walked into the Speedway at 6425 E. Broad St. on the Far East Side early Monday and pulled a handgun, wrapped in a white sock, out of his pants.
The robber told the clerk: “No disrespect, give me all the money.” He took the money and ordered the clerk to the back of the store, then ran away, Columbus police said.
The robber is described as a black man between 40 and 46 years old with a salt and pepper beard. The sock was described as white.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call detective Kenneth Kirby at 614-645-4665 or email kkirby@columbuspolice.org.
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He learned a lesson, all right.
A Gahanna resident called police to say his home had been burglarized and that the thief had stolen his television, among other things.
After a time, he told police that there was, indeed, no burglar. The “victim” had left the door unlocked and his roommate had hidden the television to teach him a lesson.
“No actual theft,” the report said.
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A family that commits crime together...
A woman and her son were accused of firing handguns at a vehicle with six people in it in North Linden, at Genessee Avenue and Dresden Street, on July 5. Columbus police said the mother was identified by witnesses, and the son made “spontaneous utterances” admitting to the shooting. Police filed search warrants to search a car and a home.
Downtown bank robbery
A man robbed the Fifth Third Bank, at 21 E. State St. Downtown, on Monday morning.
The man walked into the bank about 10:50 a.m. and handed the teller a note demanding money. The teller complied, and the robber ran away with the money.
The robber was described as a black man in his late 20s to early 30s. He was about 5 feet 7 inches tall and had a beard. The robber was wearing a white T-shirt and blue sweatpants with a green or blue stripe.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Columbus police at 614645-4665 or Crime Stoppers at 614-461-8477.