Attempted Armed Robbery
Mount Pleasant, SC – On December 31, 2016, at approximately
6:05 p.m., officers from the Mount Pleasant Police Department responded to 774
South Shelmore Blvd. (Pleasant Liquors) regarding an attempted armed robbery.
The suspect came into the store and demanded money from the clerk. When the
clerk advised that she did not have a key, the suspect fired his weapon but the
clerk was not harmed. The suspect is described as a black male who is
approximately 5’4” tall. He was wearing a baseball cap and a dark colored
hoodie sweatshirt.
Anyone who may have any information on this attempted armed
robbery is asked to contact Detective Stephenson at 843-856-3028 or vstephenson@tompsc.com.
Callers who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 843-554-1111,
submit a tip through our smartphone application, or submit a tip at
http://mppdnews.blogspot.com/p/submit-tip.html. Crime Stoppers offers rewards
of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information which leads to an arrest.