Black Derby Liqour Store is robbed at gunpoint(Photo taken by Michelle Williams, Staff Photographer)
Springfield, MO – A man with a pillowcase over his head held a clerk at gunpoint and ran off with $2,845 at the Black Derby Liquor Store here last night.
The robbery occurred early in the evening when a disguised male entered the liquor store, police said. He was about 6 feet tall and weighed 155 pounds. He was wearing blue jeans and a dirty white T-shirt with a torn sleeve and a pillow case over his head, according to the police report.
“I was behind the cash register and saw a man walk in with a pillowcase over his head,” said store clerk Marc Bellinos, “He pulled out a gun, pointed it at me, and then told me to throw all of our money into another pillow case – I was so scared.” The clerk added.
During the robbery, Bellinos triggered a silent alarm to alert authorities of the incident, police said. Police officers Anne Fulgham and Jose Lopez arrived to the store just as the gunman was fleeing the scene.
In pursuit, Officer Fulgham shouted a warning and then fired a shot at the man, according to the police report. Fulgham missed. Police then chased the man into a nearby alley but he was too fast for them to catch.
A local resident, John Paul Reinicke, said that he was walking down Ripley Way when he saw the gunman running down the alley. “The officers did a great job,” he said, “But the guy ran so fast he looked like a track star.”
Authorities are still searching for the robber who was able to escape arrest last night. Law enforcement officials encourage anyone with information to contact their local police center.
The robbery occurred early in the evening when a disguised male entered the liquor store, police said. He was about 6 feet tall and weighed 155 pounds. He was wearing blue jeans and a dirty white T-shirt with a torn sleeve and a pillow case over his head, according to the police report.
“I was behind the cash register and saw a man walk in with a pillowcase over his head,” said store clerk Marc Bellinos, “He pulled out a gun, pointed it at me, and then told me to throw all of our money into another pillow case – I was so scared.” The clerk added.
During the robbery, Bellinos triggered a silent alarm to alert authorities of the incident, police said. Police officers Anne Fulgham and Jose Lopez arrived to the store just as the gunman was fleeing the scene.
In pursuit, Officer Fulgham shouted a warning and then fired a shot at the man, according to the police report. Fulgham missed. Police then chased the man into a nearby alley but he was too fast for them to catch.
A local resident, John Paul Reinicke, said that he was walking down Ripley Way when he saw the gunman running down the alley. “The officers did a great job,” he said, “But the guy ran so fast he looked like a track star.”
Authorities are still searching for the robber who was able to escape arrest last night. Law enforcement officials encourage anyone with information to contact their local police center.
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