Surveillance photo of suspect in Dec. 6 Tupelo armed robbery.
By William Moore
Daily Journal
TUPELO – Area law enforcement officials are searching for the man responsible for at least four armed robberies in two states in less than a week.
In each of the robberies, a bearded black male walked into a payday loan or title loan business wearing a blue hoodie and a red baseball cap. Each time, the suspect displayed a weapon, demanded money and left with cash.
“The description of suspect and surveillance footage (from Monday night) indicates that this could possibly be the same suspect who committed an armed robbery of another Tupelo business (and) a similar robbery in New Albany,” said Tupelo Police Department spokesman Capt. Chuck McDougald.
In addition to the Tupelo and New Albany robberies, the same suspect allegedly robbed a store in Jackson, Tennesse, Monday morning.
Around 10 a.m. Monday, the suspect entered Title Loans on South Highland Street in Jackson, Tennessee. He fled the scene in a white Ford pickup that was parked behind a nearby church. Officials described it as a work truck with a long wheelbase and a single cab.
On Dec. 12, the suspect entered Approved Cash at 608 N. Gloster St. in Tupelo around 6 p.m. as the business was closing for the day. In a surveillance image from that incident, the suspect can be seen holding what appears to be a black semiautomatic pistol. It is not known if the same gun was used in all three robberies.
On Dec. 6, businesses in Tupelo and New Albany were robbed by the same suspect within hours. At 1:20 p.m., the suspect robbed the Quick Cash at 1706 N. Gloster St. in Tupelo. Around 2:30 p.m., he robbed Money N Minutes, located in a strip mall near the Walmart in New Albany. New Albany Police Chief Chris Robertson said the suspect fled the scene, heading west on Interstate 22 toward Memphis.
Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call 662-841-6491 or Crime Stoppers of NE Mississippi at 1-800-773-TIPS.
william.moore@journalinc.com
These surveillance footage photos are from Monday’s robbery at Approved Cash in Tupelo. (Courtesy)
