[PHOTO CREDIT: Eustis Police Department / Facebook]
[Original Publish Date: 07/03/20]
EUSTIS, Florida — Eustis Police are searching for two armed robbers who held two employees and a customer at gunpoint at a vape store Thursday night, said Eustis Police Cpl. Lauren Brown.
Two employees and one customer at TNA Vapes, 1250 Mount Homer Road, Eustis, were ordered to the ground by two armed men shortly after 9:15 p.m. Thursday.
“They were in the process of closing the store,” Brown told Lake Legal News.
The two robbers, who were “covered head-to-toe” were in the store less than a minute before getting away with an undisclosed amount of cash and merchandise, Brown said.
EPD received assistance from Tavares Police, Groveland Police and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office with its attempt to apprehend the suspects, but they were unsuccessful, according to Brown.
If you have information on Thursday night’s robbery, call EPD at 352-357-4121.
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Our Editor-in-Chief, Marilyn M. Aciego, began writing for Lake Legal News in 2010. Born and raised in Lake County, she is a graduate of Umatilla High School and Lake-Sumter State College. She started her journalism career at LSSC, where she was editor of both student publications, The Angler and The Odyssey. Her professional career began at the Daily Commercial in 2004 where she covered cops and courts the majority of her time there until she left in 2009. Currently, along with being Editor-in-Chief of Lake Legal News, she is the Florida bureau chief for an international media organization. She has made more than two dozen appearances on live national television, including Nancy Grace and the Greta Van Susteren show, along with her appearance on Evil Twins. Contact her with breaking news, tips, and feedback by sending an e-mail to 352Tips@gmail.com. You can also contact us on our Facebook page — and make sure you “Like” and “Follow us” there. [PHOTO CREDIT: Bonnie Whicher]
