A 33-year-old Alexandria man is being held without bond after allegedly robbing a West End grocery store with an air gun.
On Sunday, Sept. 20, the manager of the Safeway at 299 S. Van Dorn Street reported that two men walked into the store and waited at the customer service counter, where cigarettes are sold. The manager said that one of the men seemed drunk and displayed a firearm, assaulted him, and then stole a pack of cigarettes and a bottle of beer from the store, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
The store’s assistant manager also told the Alexandria Police Department that he tried to call 911, but that the suspect pushed the button on the receiver…