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'Armed and dangerous' suspect walks into Sarasota Walmart store, steals cash

A perimeter is set up in the area in an effort to find the suspect.
Credit: Sarasota Police Department
A man made off with some cash from a Walmart store and now the search is on to find him.

SARASOTA, Fla. -- A man made off with some cash from a Walmart store and now the search is on to find him.

Police say the robbery happened around 9 a.m. Sunday at the Walmart Neighborhood Market, 3500 North Tamiami Trail, according to a Sarasota Police Department news release.

Security cameras caught the armed man walking into the check cashing area of the store and demanding money. He ran off with a large amount of cash, but it's not yet known how much, the release states.

The suspect, believed to be in his 30s at 5-foot-10-inches tall and about 165-175 pounds, last was seen wearing a blue baseball cap, a dark T-shirt under a red flannel long-sleeved shirt and a tote-string backpack.

Call Sarasota police at 941-316-1199 with any information.

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