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2 teens to be charged, driver sought in Dollar General robberies spanning 3 NC counties
By Derek DellingerCiara Lankford,
2024-03-28
LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — Two teenagers will be charged and a driver is being sought in connection to a string of armed robberies at Dollar General stores across three North Carolina counties.
The robberies started on March 20 in Cleveland County. Deputies said two juveniles entered the Dollar General on East Stagecoach Trail in Lawndale wearing masks and carrying handguns, demanding money.
On March 25, authorities reported two more incidents at a Dollar General location in Vale and in Gastonia. In the Vale incident, Lincoln County deputies said two teen boys entered the store with firearms and forced the employees to open the cash registers.
In a 911 call from the incident, the caller on the line, an employee at the location, reported that customers were inside the store and one was reported to be “very shaken” by what had transpired.
“They wanted me to open up my safe, but I told them it took 10 minutes,” said the caller in the 911 call. “They cleaned out both registers.”
The two teen suspects then reportedly fled the scene to a vehicle waiting at another location.
Lincoln County deputies said they worked with the Gastonia Police Department and the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office to piece the incidents together, believing that all three may have been committed by the same group of people.
On Tuesday, March 26, detectives located the two juveniles who live in Shelby. One teen was transferred to the custody of the Dept. of Juvenile Justice, and the other teen was interviewed and then released to a parent, the sheriff’s office said.
At this time, authorities are still working to identify the owner of the “getaway” vehicle involved in all three robberies. The vehicle is described as a black 2020 or 2021 Ford Edge. Deputies said they are working to determine if the car had been borrowed from a family member of someone related to the crime, or if it belonged to another suspect in the case.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to call Det. D. Hendrix at 828-455-6762 or the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office at 704-732-9050.
This is a developing story; check back for updates
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