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Man wanted for robbing phone store at gunpoint, threatening to blow off worker's head

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Posted at 11:59 AM, Sep 12, 2019
and last updated 2019-09-12 11:59:51-04

CLEVELAND — A man is wanted by police after he allegedly robbed a Metro PCS store in the 7800 block of Cedar Avenue at gunpoint on Aug. 14, according to a report from Cleveland police.

The woman who was working at the time of the robbery told police that a man walked into the store shortly after 9:00 a.m. with a gun pointed at her, demanding she give him all the iPhones in the store.

When the alleged robber asked for the phones, she told him the store only had one iPhone and it was under the register.

The man told her that if she looked up at his face, he would “blow her head off.”

After all the phones were placed in his bag, he demanded she put all the money from the register, which was around $200, into his book bag.

After he had all the phones and cash, he ordered the worker to lay down on the ground for 10 minutes or else he would come back and kill her, the report states.

Surveillance video from a nearby business across the street shows the man leaving the store and walking westbound on Center Avenue.

The robber also took the worker's cell phone, according to police.

The robber is described as a male in his 30s with a medium build, approximately 6 feet tall, wearing a black Nike sweatshirt and black Nike pants with a mustache and goatee. At the time of the robbery, he was also wearing a black baseball hat with a white square and black horse on the logo. He was also wearing white gloves during the robbery.