Crime & Safety
Man Carrying Board With Nails Robs 7-Eleven In Silver Spring
A man carrying a wooden board with nails protruding from it robbed a 7-Eleven in Silver Spring while customers were inside, police said.
SILVER SPRING, MD — A man carrying a wooden board with nails protruding from it robbed a 7-Eleven in Silver Spring while customers were inside, police said.
The suspect confronted an adult male employee who was working behind the counter and demanded cash from the register, police said. He obtained an undisclosed amount of currency from the register and fled on foot.
The incident occurred at about 6:53 a.m. Sunday at 8202 Georgia Ave.
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Anyone with information is asked to call police at 240-773-5100. Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Crime Solvers will pay a cash reward of up to $10,000 for information provided to them that leads to an arrest in this case.
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