A commotion at “La Mota”, on S.E. 52nd Avenue near Flavel Street, on September 28, led to East Precinct officers were responding a the Brentwood-Darlington marijuana dispensary at 9:20 p.m.
It turned out to have been an armed robbery. Some officers sought witnesses at nearby convenience stores; others went inside the store itself to interview employees.
“Responding officers determined that a man, armed with a gun, robbed an employee,” PPB Public Information Manager Mike Benner later told THE BEE. “There were no physical injuries to the employee.
“The suspect got away with a product of the store; the exact value is unknown. The suspect has not yet been located,” Benner concluded. While it might have just been a user stealing some marijuana to avoid paying for it, the use of the gun makes it an armed robbery, and the culprit faces prison time for it.