Palestine Robbery Investigation

PALESTINE — Palestine police continue looking for a man who used a baseball bat to rob the Family Dollar Store on West Oak Street. The robbery occurred shortly before 9:15 Thursday night. The man was wearing a blue toboggan with eye holes cut into the material, and socks covering his hands. The suspect forced one of the clerks to the rear of the store, hitting her in the stomach with the baseball bat. A second clerk, who was elsewhere in the store, called 911. The suspect grabbed some money from the cash register and fled south on Oak Street. The injured employee was taken to Palestine Regional Medical Center for treatment. Palestine police describe the suspect as a black male about six feet tall.