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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">October 16, 2020</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Jeff Pitts
<br />Community Relations Specialist/Public Information Officer
<br />Columbia Police Department
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.817.5049
<br />policepio@CoMo.gov
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<br />Brittany Hilderbrand
<br />Community Relations Specialist/Public Information Officer
<br />Columbia Police Department
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.874.7671
<br />policepio@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Columbia Police investigate a robbery with a weapon in the 100 block of North Stadium Drive on Oct. 15</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Columbia Police were dispatched to a report of a robbery with a weapon in the 100 block of North Stadium Drive on Thursday, Oct. 15 at approximately 9 p.m.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The victim reported leaving a residence in an apartment building and that two subjects approached him, ordering him into a laundry room in the building. They demanded his wallet and phone while one suspect displayed a knife. There were no injuries during this incident. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The victim described the suspects as two black males, both in their late teens. He described one of the suspects as approximately 6’ and light complected, and the other as wearing an orange hoodie. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The suspects were last seen running out of the apartment building, but their direction after they exited is unknown.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is an ongoing investigation, and there are no further details to provide at this time. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to please contact the Columbia Police Department at 573.874.7652 or CrimeStoppers at 573.875.TIPS (8477) to remain anonymous. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Case number 2020-009925</strong></p></div>
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