An armed robber held up a Chesterfield Township dry cleaners Saturday, leaving the business with an undisclosed amount of cash, said Monday.
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Investigators are seeking help from the public in identifying and finding the thief who fled on foot from the on Gratiot near 21 Mile.
At approximately 3:40 p.m. Saturday, the man walked into the dry cleaners while talking on his cell phone. As the sole employee inside the business approached the counter, the robber covered his face with a bandanna, showed a handgun and demanded all the money, Chesterfield Detective Sgt. Deron Myers stated in a news release.
After the employee gave the man money from the register, the suspect ran south across the parking lot. The employee lost sight of him when fleeing to a nearby business to call 911, Myers said.
Chesterfield Township police officers and a Macomb County Sheriff's Office K-9 unit responded to the scene but were unable to find the suspect, he said.
Police describe the suspect as white, in his late 30s or early 40s, wearing a black baseball cap, red bandanna over his face, brown T-shirt, khaki shorts and brandishing a dark-colored handgun.
Anyone with information about the crime is asked to call Chesterfield Township Police Department at 586-949-2322 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
