Yorktown, VA
A man armed with a semiautomatic handgun robbed the Big Lots on the 4300 block of Route 17 on Sunday, according to a news release from the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office.
The suspect entered Big Lots and demanded money from an employee. Deputies arrived within two minutes of the 8:15 p.m. call reporting the armed robbery, but the suspect had already fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Deputies searched the area but did not find the suspect. It is believed the suspect may have had a vehicle nearby.
The suspect, described as a 6-foot to 6-foot-2 white man with blonde eyebrows who is between 20 and 30 years old, is wearing a black ski mask, black shirt and black pants, according to the news release.
Big Lots was still open with several customers inside the store who witnessed the robbery. No injuries were reported.
