Ski Mask Wearing Robber Strikes Family Dollar

ROYAL OAK TOWNSHIP, MI — A ski mask wearing man robbed a Family Dollar store on Dec. 15, according to media reports. This is the second time in a month that the store has been the scene of a robbery.

In the Dec. 15 incident, a man described as black and approximately 20-years-old reportedly walked into the Family Dollar store located on Wyoming by 8 Mile at 8 p.m, Detroit News reports.

The suspect allegedly stole money from the register before fleeing the scene in a silver Chevy Impala. The investigation is ongoing.

Just last month, the same Family Dollar was the scene of an armed robbery. On Nov. 5, police report that a man wearing a mask and holding a gun knocked on the front door of the Family Dollar. He then reportedly raced to the back of the building and intercepted the assistant manager fleeing out of the emergency exit. The robber ordered the woman back into the store and forced her to empty the registers, The Oakland Press reports. He reportedly fled on foot with the cash.

If you have any information, please call the Royal Oak police at 248-584-5740 or the Michigan State Police Metro North Post at 248-584-5740.

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