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Liberty police investigating 2 armed robberies at businesses

Posted at 2:11 PM, May 22, 2019
and last updated 2019-05-22 15:11:42-04

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Liberty police are investigating two armed robberies that occurred at area businesses over the past week.

Around 9 p.m. Tuesday, a man armed with a handgun attempted to rob a T-Mobile store at 118 N. Conistor Street, police said on Twitter.

The man, who was wearing a red bandana and dark hat, ran out of the store when an employee sounded an alarm.

The other robbery occurred around 8 p.m. Sunday at Dollar General on Missouri 291. In that incident, a man with an unknown handgun robbed the store, leaving with a bag of chips, police said.

It is unknown if the two robberies are related, police said. No injuries were reported in either incident.

Anyone with information should contact Liberty police at 816-439-4701 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.