Armed robbery at Hanes Mall
Last night the Winston Salem Police Department responded to a situation of armed robbery in Hanes Mall. The incident happened when two employees were leaving from work were approached by a man with a handgun, who demanded the bank deposit bag.
According to the police report Amanda Eversole and Didra Power are employees at the Buckles store which sells clothing apparel. The two were leaving for the day, walking down the mall corridor that leads to the UPS store and Military Recruiters when an african-american man, aged between 20 and 25, about 6 ft tall, dressed in a black hoodie and black sweatpants came out of the bathroom and pointed a handgun (possibly a revolver) at them. The suspect fled the area on foot and was last seen rubbing towards the wooded area near the Days In by locals at the mall.
The police report confirmed that the victims were not harmed and everyone was escorted to safety as soon as the police arrived. The culprit is still on the loose even after an extensive canine track search. Officials from the Winston-Salem Police Department requests that anyone with information regarding this crime contact Crime stoppers at 727-2800
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