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Indiana State Police-Ft. Wayne District 22-Ft. Wayne, IN
Wednesday August 12th, 2015 :: 03:59 p.m. EDT

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Wolcottville Business Robbed at Gunpoint Today Police Asking for Public’s Help

(LaGrange County, IN)-The Indiana State Police and the Wolcottville Police Departments are asking for the public’s assistance in helping to solve an armed robbery that occurred today at M.C. Surplus, located at 201 Orange Street in Wolcottville.

Preliminary investigation by State Police Detective Deven Hostetler revealed that at approximately noon today, a man and a woman entered the business, displayed a handgun and demanded money from the employee.  They were able to get away with an undisclosed amount of cash and no one was injured.

The suspects are described as:

  • White male, late 20’s, 5’10”, 160 pounds, short hair, white hat, light green t-shirt and shorts
  • White female, late 20's, 5’4”, 140 pounds, shoulder length brown hair, yellow shirt and shorts

They were also believed to have been in a two-tone green pickup truck described as a small cab-and-a-half, late 80’s to early 90’s.  Anyone having any information that might help police solve this crime is asked to call either Detective Hostetler at (260) 432-8661 or the Wolcottville Police at (260) 463-8712. 

Address/Location
Indiana State Police-Ft. Wayne District 22-Ft. Wayne, IN
5811 Ellison Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46804

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 260-432-8661

Sergeant Ron Galaviz
Public Information Officer-Fort Wayne Post
[email protected]
260-459-4819

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