Crime

‘Don’t be a hero,’ armed robber warns clerk at Fresno liquor store

A bandit who robbed a liquor store in central Fresno jumped on the counter and warned the store clerk, “don’t be a hero.”

Fresno police released a surveillance video of the crime on Wednesday.

Audio of the robbery can be heard on the video, which was recorded just before 10 p.m. Sunday. The robber was armed with a revolver during the crime and he also took cash from the clerk himself.

The suspect was described as black, about 6 feet tall and thin.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 559-498-7867 (STOP).

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