Robbery at Gunpoint at the Black Derby Liquor Store

Dateline -- A gunman with a pillowcase over his head pointed a pistol at a clerk and fled down an alley with $2,845 moments before police arrived at the Black Derby Liquor Store on 2311 Ripley Way.
The gunman pointed a pistol at store clerk Steve Bellinos and demanded he empty the register into another pillowcase, police said.

Man Robbing Store Clerk

Standing at 6-feet tall and wearing blue jeans, a dirty white t-shirt ripped at the sleeve, and a pillowcase over his head, the gunman entered the liquor store at 7:12 p.m., police said. Bellinos triggered his silent alarm behind the desk at 7:16. p.m. Police officers Anne Fulgham and Jose Lopez answered the alarm and arrived on the scene at 7:19 as the gunman was leaving the store.
Officer Anne Fulgham shouted a warning, then fired a shot at the man, which missed, police said. The man escaped capture by running into an alleyway.
John Paul Reinicke, 35, was walking down Ripley Way when the chase began. “The officers did a great job, [but] the guy ran so fast… he looked like a track star,” he said.
Police are investigating the incident, as they do each time an officer fires a service revolver, Police Chief Antonio Grasso said.
Police ask that those with information relating to the crime contact them.