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Two men sought for armed robberyMasked assailants hold up a Lenwood clothing storeBy IAN MORRISONStaff WriterBARSTOW - The Barstow Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating two unidentified men who robbed a Lenwood clothing store at gunpoint on Sunday, police officials said.One man is described by authorities as a black male adult, between 19 and 29 years old, 6 feet to 6 feet 3 inches tall and of thin build. He was wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt and a Halloween mask at the time of the robbery, police said.The other suspect is described as a black male adult between 19 and 29 years old, 5 feet 7 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall, and weighing between 150 and 170 pounds. He was wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt and a dark-colored bandanna across his face at the time of the robbery, according to a Barstow Police report.Police were dispatched at 7:38 p.m. to the Timber-land Co. store in the 2800 block of Lenwood Road, where an armed robbery was in progress, according to the report. The two suspects had entered the store, one armed with a handgun and the other with a knife, announced their intention to rob the store and then ordered customers and the staff to the floor, police said.The men robbed one customer of his wallet and then unsuccessfully attempted to open the store’s cash register, Barstow Police Detective Leo Griego said.The men then fled the Please see ROBBERY, A5
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Barstow Desert Dispatch
Barstow, California, US
Tue, Nov 09, 2004
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