Eventful Two Days For Store Clerk After Armed Robbery, Theft

OCEAN CITY — A downtown package goods store employee suffered a rough couple of days this week with an armed robbery and a theft involving a fight in the span of two days.

Around 11:40 a.m. on Monday, Ocean City Police responded to a reported armed robbery at the 9th Street Market. Officers arrived and located the victim, the store’s clerk, standing outside the store. The victim told police he was behind the counter at the cash register when an African-American male around 6’ tall and about 30 years old wearing khaki shorts entered the store.

The victim told police the suspect, later identified as Aubrey Stone, 33, of New Castle, Del., entered the store. According to the victim, Stone produced a silver box cutter-style knife, came behind the counter and said to the victim “I’m not going to hurt you,” and “give me all of the money.”

The victim opened the cash register and the suspect took all of the money totaling around $341 along with a pack of Newport cigarettes. A description of the suspect was broadcast via police radio and Stone was located a short time later on the Boardwalk just north of the pier. The victim was brought over and positively identified Stone as the armed robber. About $350 in cash and an unopened pack of Newport cigarettes were found on Stone’s person.

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