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Portsmouth Police investigating armed robbery of Cricket Wireless

Posted at 8:26 PM, May 24, 2015
and last updated 2015-07-14 11:14:09-04

Portsmouth, Va. (WTKR) – Portsmouth Police are investigating the armed robbery of a cell phone store that happened Sunday afternoon.

Police were called to the Cricket Wireless located at 4020 Victory Boulevard at 4:06 p.m. on Sunday, May 24, 2015.

According to police, a man armed with a handgun entered the store and demanded money from the employees before running away.

No one was injured during the robbery.

Portsmouth Police say there are looking for a black man in his early 30s, standing 5’10” tall and weighing between 180 and 185 pounds.

He was last seen wearing a blue short-sleeve T-shirt, gray track pants, gray mirrored sunglasses and a gray baseball hat.

If you have any information, you’re asked to call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.