Public Information Officer:
Sergeant Thomas Woodman
727-893-1051 (office)
727-582-6177 (communications center)
twoodman@mygulfport.us
Subject: Armed Robbery at Dollar General
Date: 10/5/2020
Narrative
Gulfport, FL--On 10/04/20 at 7:32 PM, the Dollar General store, located at 4900 17thAve S was robbed at gunpoint. The suspect obtained an undisclosed amount of cash from the clerk at the cash register and fled on a bike.
Early the following morning, 10/05/20 at 4:54 AM, a suspect attempted to rob a convenience store in St Petersburg and was arrested. He was wearing the same clothing as the suspect in the Dollar General store and was in possession of a firearm that matched the description of the firearm used in the Gulfport robbery.
Gulfport Police charged the suspect with armed robbery.
Suspect:
Timothy Sullivan
01/28/1987
Transient
Sergeant Thomas Woodman
727-893-1051 (office)
727-582-6177 (communications center)
twoodman@mygulfport.us
Subject: Armed Robbery at Dollar General
Date: 10/5/2020
Narrative
Gulfport, FL--On 10/04/20 at 7:32 PM, the Dollar General store, located at 4900 17thAve S was robbed at gunpoint. The suspect obtained an undisclosed amount of cash from the clerk at the cash register and fled on a bike.
Early the following morning, 10/05/20 at 4:54 AM, a suspect attempted to rob a convenience store in St Petersburg and was arrested. He was wearing the same clothing as the suspect in the Dollar General store and was in possession of a firearm that matched the description of the firearm used in the Gulfport robbery.
Gulfport Police charged the suspect with armed robbery.
Suspect:
Timothy Sullivan
01/28/1987
Transient