New Orleans’ security guard dis-armed during Walgreen robbery
New Orleans LA Nov 23 2017Â New Orleans police are looking for an armed robbery suspect that also disarmed a security officer and took his weapon.
It happened Tuesday night during a hold-up at a Walgreens in New Orleans East, according to New Orleans police.
The robbery occurred at the Walgreens at 7401 Read Blvd. just minutes after the store’s midnight closing time, police said.
As the store was closing for the day and a security officer was locking the doors, a man approached him from the parking lot.
The man was able to push his way into the store and began demanding money.
Inside the store, the robber ordered the security guard to lay down his gun, and the security guard complied, placing the weapon on the ground, said NOPD spokesman Gary Scheets. The robber put the gun into his waistband, according to an initial report by police.
The robber then demanded the cashier place the store’s money drawer on the counter, and she followed the order.
No customers were inside of the store at the time of the robbery, police said. The robber ran from the store, heading southbound, with the security guard’s gun and an unknown amount of cash. The robber is believed to be about 22 to 25 years old.
Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call the NOPD’s Seventh District Investigative Unit at 504-658-6070 or Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or toll-free at 1-877-903-STOP.
