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Saturday, April 20, 2024

Law enforcement seek two men who robbed Dollar General in Ocala

A Dollar General in Ocala was robbed at about 11 a.m. Thursday by a pair that may have fled on bicycles.

Two young black male suspects entered the store at 1111 W. State Road 40  pointing handguns at the clerks and demanded money, according to the Ocala Police Department. The clerks provided an undetermined amount of money to the suspects and they fled the premises.  They were seen running southbound from the store, across SR 40, and possibly got onto bicycles heading eastbound.

There were no shots fired and no injuries as a result of this incident.

Anyone with information on the identities and/or location of these suspects is asked to contact the Ocala Police Department at 352-369-7000; tips may also be submitted through our mobile app, MyPD, where you may choose to remain anonymous if you wish.  Anonymous tips can also be submitted through Crime Stoppers of Marion County at www.ocalacrimestoppers.com, 352-368- STOP(7867), or by texting keyword 368STOP to 274637.

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