Crime & Safety
Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Public Storage
The following information was supplied by the Westwood Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Break-ins have been in recent weeks in Westwood.
But now, unlike the more common home break-ins, the most recent incident involved the facility on East Street.
Westwood Police responded to the business on Tuesday, March 20, at around 4 p.m. after receiving a report of an armed robbery, according to a news statement by the Wednesday morning.
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Police have described the alleged suspect as a "lone Hispanic or light-skinned black male", who reportedly entered the Public Storage facility and confronted the clerk, revealing what was believed to be a gun. He reportedly ordered the clerk to hand over the daily receipts and left the business.
The alleged suspect is described as being in his mid-to-late 20s, wearing a dark-colored jacket.
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Police are currently investigating the matter.
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