Video: String of Columbus Convenience Store Robberies May be the Work of One Bandit

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – It’s a different store but the same M. O.. A third Columbus Convenience store is robbed, and the suspect description is a familiar one.

Just after 8 o’clock Tuesday night a man walked into the Sprint Mart on Highway 69 in Columbus..

According to police, he pulled a gun and demanded money. The clerk ran, locking herself in a backroom.

The suspect was unable to open the cash register..

As he was leaving, he reportedly robbed a customer in the store.

The alleged robber is described as a black male – 5′ 10″ tall with dreadlocks.

Police now believe he is the same man who robbed the Shell Station at 9th and Main July 17th and the Riverhill Chevron July 18th.

Anyone with information should call the Columbus reward line at 877-273-4552