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SPD seeks armed robbery suspect
Masked man held up clerk at Five Points Store on Northside
Armed Robbery
Image taken from store video courtesy Statesboro Police Department / Statesboro Police are searching for the masked man shown above holding a gun on the clerk at the Five Points Store on Northside Drive in Statesboro Monday night.

Armed Robbery

Video of armed robbery at Five Points Store on Northside Drive West in Statesboro at 10:39 p.m. Monday, June 3. Warning: Video contains offensive language. View at your own discretion.

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Statesboro Police are looking for a masked man who used a handgun to rob a convenience store on Northside Drive late Monday night.

According to a release from Capt. Jared Akins, SPD Patrol officers responded to the Five Points Store on Northside Drive West at 10:39 p.m. Monday for a reported armed robbery. 

“No one was injured in the robbery although the clerk was threatened with a firearm,” Akins said. 

Officers obtained surveillance footage from the store, which includes audio of the suspect giving commands to the clerk.  The video was released to the media in an attempt to identify the suspect, Akins said. 

The video of the robbery contains offensive language. View at your own discretion.

Anyone with information on this case is requested to contact Det. Dustin Hardin at (912) 764-9911 or submit an anonymous tip to www.cityprotect.com/forms/statesboroga.gov/anonymous

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