Filed Under (Clarkston, Crime, Idaho, LC Valley, Lewiston, News, Washington) by Jason Ford on October-6-2008

Investigators say that Saturday night’s two armed robberies of pizza delivery drivers in the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley may be related.

Clarkston police say the first robbery was reported just after 10 p.m. at the Pizza Hut on Bridge Street when a white male approached a female delivery driver just after she returned to the restaurant’s parking lot. The driver said the man displayed a handgun, took an undisclosed amount of money and fled on foot southwest toward the intersection of Sixth and Bridge streets. The suspect was described as 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet tall, weighing about 200 pounds, and wearing a green jacket with a hood.

A similar description was given for a the man who robbed another pizza delivery driver a short time later on Normal Hill. Police said the male driver was robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash after he had returned to his vehicle following a delivery. A weapon was also displayed in the Lewiston robbery, but it was not specified what type.

Meanwhile, Lewiston Police are investigating an early morning robbery at the Strike and Spare in the Orchards. Officers responded to a robbery in progress at about 2:30 AM Sunday morning.

The suspect apparently pried open a rear door to the Thain Road business and fled after being spotted by an employee. The suspect was described as wearing dark clothing and a military-style gas mask.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the LPD at 746-0171.



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