Crime & Safety

Sheriff's Office Searching for Robbery Suspects

Armed pair robbed Ashley River Road cell phone store

The Charleston County Sheriff's Office is looking for two men who robbed an Ashley River Road cell phone store at gunpoint Saturday around 4:15 p.m.

The men, both have short hair cuts, each about 6-feet tall and weighing 150-160 pounds, entered the store asking about "cheap cell phones," then one of the men pulled out a black handgun and demanded money from the store employee. One of the pair has a goatee and was wearing a tan shirt with a design on the front and blue jeans, the other suspect was wearing a black shirt and blue jeans, according to a Sheriff's Office report.

The suspects fled the store when a customer walked in taking an undertermined amount of cash from the store's register. Anyone with information about the suspects is asked to call the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office 843-202-1700 or Crime Stoppers 843-554-1111.

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