A robbery suspect remains at large after an armed holdup at Tobacco Town on Wednesday evening.
At approximately 7:50 p.m. on May 15, Wylie Police responded to a report of a robbery in progress at 620 S. State Highway 78. The caller told police that an unknown male entered the store, pointed a handgun at him, and demanded money.
Before officers arrived, the suspect fled the scene in an unknown direction. Despite assistance from the Allen Police Department’s K9 unit and a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter, the suspect was not located.
Investigators say the suspect stole an undisclosed amount of cash along with various tobacco products. He is described as a Hispanic or light-skinned Black male, wearing black pants, a light-colored shirt, and carrying a teal-colored backpack.
The Wylie Police Department is asking anyone who may have seen a person matching this description or has surveillance footage from the neighborhood east of Tobacco Town to contact the Criminal Investigative Division at 972-429-8020.
The investigation remains ongoing.
