[PHOTO CREDIT: Lake County Sheriff’s Office]
[Original Publish Date: 12/08/20]
TAVARES, Florida — Tavares Police are searching for an armed robber who pistol-whipped a store employee Tuesday morning.
Just before 8:45 a.m. a man came in through the back door of Lake Dora Discount Beverage, 532 South Duncan Drive in the Dora Canal Plaza, and pistol-whipped a female employee, and robbed the store, Tavares Police Lt. Sarah Coursey told Lake Legal News. The attack was unprovoked, according to Coursey.
“He left through the front with an undisclosed amount of money,” Coursey said.
TPD is currently working leads; if you have information, call TPD at 352-742-6200, or Crimeline at 1-800-423-TIPS (8477.)
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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]
