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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – When you walk into the Boost Mobile store on W. Trade Street in west Charlotte, the surveillance cameras are very visible. Β So you’d think that two men who robbed the place at gunpoint on Thursday would have at least made some attempt to cover their faces–or the very noticeable tiger face t-shirt one of them was wearing.
WCCB News @ Ten anchor Morgan Fogarty said to store owner Nage Saaed, “So the pictures are very clear.” He replied, “Yeah. Thank God. We will get them. They are idiots.” Β Β
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Saaed says he doesn’t recognize the guys as anyone he’s seen from the neighborhood. Β The pair took at least 15 phones, including iPhones and iPads. Β The total loss to Saaed is around $7,000. Β What Siegfried and Roy will make selling the phones on the street? Maybe a couple hundred bucks.Β
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Fogarty asked Saaed, “Are you gonna do anything, security-wise, differently, since yesterday?” Β He replied, “I’m gonna get my gun.”Β
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The armed robbery happened at about 5:45pm Thursday. Β In other words, during business hours. Β But it doesn’t scare regular customer Eugene Pryor. He says, “I wanna put on my Superman cape and stop criminal activity, but I can’t. I gotta go to work at five o’clock in the morning. It is what it is.”Β
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The tiger t-shirt criminals took off after the robbery, possibly in a light green vehicle. Β Both are described as being around 18 years old. Β If you can hold cops track them down, call Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600.Β
