Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Arbee's Liquor Robbed, Police Searching for Man
Man distracted clerk while he stole cash
Arbeeβs Liquor, 4606 Douglas Ave., was robbed of cash at about 6 p.m. tonight.
According to preliminary reports, the Caledonia Police Department is searching for a man described as either Asian or Indian, about 5-foot 11-inches tall, in his 30s and about 200 pounds.
He was last seen wearing a puffy winter coat, a white long-sleeved T-shirt, blue jeans with colored rear pockets and white tennis shoes. The man left in either a Ford Explorer or Mountaineer with no license plates. The vehicle is described as either a late 1990s or early 2000 model.
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UPDATE:
The man allegedly cased the store for 45-minutes before committing the crime. He distracted the clerk before taking cash from the register by asking about various beers. When the clerk went into the cooler to help another customer, the man went behind the counter and took cash out of the register.
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