Monday, January 16, 2012

Video Lottery Parlor Robbed

  • {Beckley, West Virginia}...Raleigh County Deputies are searching for two men who walked into Mama Linas video lottery parlor in Harper Heights near Beckley about 9:00 P.M. Sunday night and robbed it at gunpoint before fleeing in a vehicle with an undisclosed amount of cash. One suspect is described as a white male, about six feet tall and thin. He was last seen wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and faded jeans. The other is described as a heavyset white male about six feet tall. He was last seen wearing baggy brown pants and a grey hooded sweatshirt with a zippered front. The man's face was covered, and he was armed with a semi-automatic pistol. Anyone with information is asked to call the Raleigh County Sheriff's Department at 304-255-9300 or the Crime Stoppers tip line at 304-255-STOP.