TAVARES, Florida—Tavares Police are investigating another armed robbery—the second one is less than a week.
Shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday, TPD and Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to Golden Ox Liquors, 305 E. Burleigh Boulevard on a report of an armed robbery. The victim told police two black males with their faces covered, entered the store through the front door armed with guns, according to a report.
The two suspects approached the cash register, pointed their guns at the victim and demanded money. The victim complied and gave the robbers an undisclosed amount of cash, the report states.
The suspects, described as 5’10’ to 6 feet tall, wearing all black and possibly in their mid-twenties, walked around the counter and opened the door that leads into the Golden Ox Bar. The pair realized there were multiple patrons in the bar and then exited through the front door, according to the report.
They fled on foot and ran around the northwest corner of the business, the victim told TPD. TPD’s on-call detective responded to the scene, along with LCSO CSI to collect evidence.
This is the second armed robbery in Tavares in just five days. On Saturday, just before 10 p.m. two black males with their faces covered entered Sun Foods, 1165 East Alfred Street and took money from the register, TPD Lt. Sarah Coursey told Inside Lake Monday.
One of the suspects fired a shot, hitting some canned sodas and the duo fled the store on foot. An LCSO K9 responded and tracked their scent to a nearby apartment complex but was unable to locate them.
“We cannot determine at this time, but the robberies are possibly related,” Coursey said.
If you have information on either robbery, call TPD at 352-343-2101, extension 4.
