Deputies looking for suspect in lemonade stand armed robbery

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Monday, August 6, 2018
Police looking for suspect in lemonade stand robbery
Authorities are looking for a teenager who allegedly held up a child's lemonade stand at gunpoint.

CHARLOTTE, NC (WTVD) -- Authorities are looking for a teenager who allegedly held up a child's lemonade stand at gunpoint.



It happened in the Town of Monroe in Union County about 30 miles southeast of Charlotte.



Deputies said the teen, wearing a camouflage hat, pointed a gun at the child's stomach, demanded money, and ran away.



The suspect got away with the child's $20 that he was saving to buy a lawnmower.



The child mows the neighbor's yards to make money.



Authorities found a black BB handgun and a black camouflage hat near the scene.



Police believe the robber got away on a bike.

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