The Danville Police Department is seeking information from the public following a robbery that occurred on Wednesday. Around 7:45 pm, officers responded to Pizza Hut in the 3000 block of Riverside Dr. for a report of an armed robbery in which the suspect fled in the victim’s vehicle.
A 42-year-old female reported being robbed at gunpoint of her vehicle and personal items while she was sitting in the lot waiting on her food. The suspect is described as a black male with light complexion wearing all black and a face covering, armed with a handgun. The male suspect drove east on Riverside Drive.
A short time later officers spotted the vehicle southbound on South Main Street. The driver accelerated quickly and crashed near the intersection of Lockett Drive while making a turn off South Main Street. The suspect then fled the scene on foot into a wooded area. A heavy police presence has been in the area including K 9 tracks, but the suspect has not been located as of this release.
No one was injured during the robbery incident. Businesses located on and around Riverside Drive with video footage from Wednesday afternoon are asked to notify the Danville Police Department.
Anyone with information is asked to please contact the Danville Police Department by calling 911 or patrol at 434-799-6510.
Yah know it doesn’t make any sense that a person isn’t safe anywhere you go. The lady was waiting on her food to be delivered to her vehicle and got a gun put to her and the thief stole her vehicle and crashed it running from the police. I hope her insurance doesn’t take forever to help her get another vehicle