Fridley Police Seek Robbery Suspect

From the Fridley Police Department:

Fridley Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the suspect in an armed robbery which occurred at Fantasy House Gifts located at 1031 East Moore Lake Drive in Fridley.

The robbery took place on August 22, 2014 at 10:52 a.m. A lone male entered the business and shopped around for about 30 minutes until there were no other customers in the store. The suspect then came behind the counter of the store where a lone femal employee was working. The suspect displayed a black handgun in his right hand and ordered the employee to give him all the money from the cash register including the rolls of coins.

The employee complied and was then forced to lie on the floor while the suspect fled the business on foot. The employee was not injured. The suspect made away with an undisclosed amount of cash as well as some merchandise from the business.

The suspect is described as being in his early 20s, about 5 feet six inches tall and weighing about 200 pounds. He had short black hair and a tatoo on his right forearm.

Anybody with information is asked to call Fridley Police at 763-572-3629.