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By James Roxbury
Monday April 22, 2013 at 4:32 pm

As released by the Harrisburg Bureau of Police:

Type of Incident: Robbery investigation.

. Date / Time: 04-20-2013 at about 2320 hrs.

. Location: 100 block of State St.

. Investigating Officer: Detective Division.

. Victim: Black female, 27 City resident.

. Suspect: Unknown race male, age unknown, wearing a ski mask, dark hooded sweatshirt and dark pants. Had a ‘country’ accent.

. Charges: Pending.

. Narrative: On 04-21-2013 at about 0005 hrs. patrol officers were dispatched to a residence in the city on a report that a woman was the victim of a robbery a short time prior. The woman said that she was walking in the 100 block of State St. at about 2320 hrs. en route to her parked car. A robber approached her from behind, placed a hard object against her back and demanded her bag. She surrendered her bag which contained a small amount of cash and her cell phone. The robber ordered her to get on the ground. She did so and he ran off. She drove to a residence for safety and called for police.

. Later, two people reported that their cars were broken into and items stolen in the same area. It is possible that the robbery victim encountered the man while he was breaking into cars.

The investigation continues and anyone having any information on this is asked to contact Lt. Robert Fegan at 717-255-3114 or email HYPERLINK "mailto:rfegan@cityofhbg.com" rfegan@cityofhbg.com to reach City detectives.

. Anyone may also call the Dauphin County Police dispatch at 717-558-6900 and ask for a City detective.

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