Polk County Sheriff's Robbery detectives are seeking information about an armed robbery that occurred on November 26, 2008, at the Kangaroo Food Mart located at 3044 SR 60 East in Lake Wales.
Around 9:00 p.m. that evening, two black male suspects armed with black semi-automatic handguns went into the store and held up the clerk at gunpoint, demanding money from the register. After the robbery, the suspects fled southbound from the scene.
The suspects are described as:
One black male, 20 years old, 5'7" tall, with a dark complexion and a thin build, wearing a black sweater, black pants, black gloves, using a white long sleeved shirt and a white ball cap to conceal his face, armed with a black semi-automatic handgun;
One black male, 18-20 years old, 5'7" tall, with a dark complexion and a thin build, wearing a white sweater, blue jeans, and gloves, also using a white long sleeved shirt and a white ball cap to conceal his face, armed with a black semi-automatic handgun.
If anyone has information about this incident, they are urged to contact Detective Gus Aguirre at 863.534.6379 or 1.800.226.0344.