A man armed with a handgun robbed a West Asheville smoke shop late Saturday night after pretending to shop and bringing several items to the counter.
The robbery occurred around 10:06 p.m. Oct. 24 at Get Weird Vape Smoke Shop on Haywood Road. Asheville police officers responded and reviewed surveillance footage as part of the investigation.
The investigation determined that a man entered the store, appeared to be shopping, and brought several items to the counter before brandishing a handgun and demanding money from the cash register. The man was wearing a Spider-Man shirt sporting the catch phrase “Friendly Neighborhood Crime Watch.”…