Lufkin Robbery Suspects Sought
Posted/updated on: June 24, 2011 at 2:32 pm
LUFKIN — Lufkin police officers are looking for two suspects in a late-night robbery at the Dairy Queen at 301 North John Redditt Drive in Lufkin. Around 11:00 Wednesday night, officers responded to the business in reference to a robbery reported to have just occurred. According to police, employees said that two unidentified suspects appeared at the restaurant as the employees were closing for the day, They said one displayed a handgun and ordered the employees to lie on the floor, stole a cash box containing currency, and then fled on foot from the restaurant.
The employees described the suspects as black males, 5’10″ to 6’00” tall, weighing 150 to 175 pounds, wearing dark-colored, long-sleeve shirts with red text or graphics on the front and back sides, dark-colored Dickie-style pants, dark-colored wave caps on their heads, and blue bandanas covering the lower portions of their faces. The responding officers were unable to locate the suspects but recovered evidence from the area; the incident was referred for further investigation.
