DAYTON — UPDATE @ 11:05 p.m.
The suspect in a robbery tonight at the Crown Point Beer & Wine drive-through walked in on two employees who were counting the cash drawer at the end of the night, a Dayton police sergeant said.
The suspect pulled out a gun to rob the business at the corner of West Third Street and Liscum Drive and ran off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Dayton police would not confirm a 911 caller’s report that shots were fired. The incident remains under investigation.
UPDATE @ 10:45 p.m.
A would-be customer called 911 tonight after he drove up to a robbery in progress at the Crown Point Beer & Wine drive-through.
“Gunshots have been fired,” said the 911 caller who arrived at the business just after 10 p.m. at 5128 W. Third St.
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“I just pulled in and he was robbing it; I just kept going.”
The robbery suspect reportedly ran from the area. A Dayton police K-9 responded, along with two other Dayton cruisers and a Montgomery County Sheriff’s cruiser.
FIRST REPORT
Crews were called tonight to an armed robbery at Crown Point Beer & Wine.
The robbery was reported just after 10 p.m. at the drive-through, 5128 W. Third St.
According to initial reports, shots were fired but no one was hit by gunfire.
We have a crew on the way and will update this report as we learn details.
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