Columbia Police Department (CPD) investigators have linked two armed robberies within the past week to the same male suspect. Officers are releasing similar surveillance pictures of the man to identify and locate him.
In both cases, the armed suspect was seen on surveillance video entering the store and demanding money from business employees in what appears to be the same clothing; a dark jacket and pants with a white shirt and black shoes.
The same man is accused of using a sharp obj
ect to threaten the lives of employees before stealing money and leaving the store on foot.
Subway Restaurant Crime | November 14
The most recent incident happened yesterday afternoon at the Subway restaurant located at 7523 Garners Ferry Road.
CVS Store | November 11
The previous incident happened on November 11, 2018 at 9:00 p.m. at the CVS store located at 7749 Garners Ferry Road.
Citizens with information about the crimes or who can identify the suspect are encouraged to contact Crimestoppers in any of the following ways:
CALL toll-free, 888-CRIME-SC (274-6372).
TEXT to CRIMES (274637), and mark the beginning of the message with “TIPSC,” followed by the tip information.
LOG onto: www.midlandscrimestoppers.com, and click on the red “Submit a tip” tab.