re: LOL, so the eyewitness was in on the robbery too...

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It was an on-going investigation. As someone else said earlier, if the "eyewitness" was also a part of the robbery, why tip him off by putting this out there? Wait until you have him on record to release it. That is typical police procedure I would think. Don't give out information a suspect could use to his/her benefit.

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It was an armed robbery without a deadly weapon of an item that cost less than $5. Considering the town was rioting and looting, I'd say one could weigh the two and say, "Heck, just release the information and see if it could mitigate the public outrage." It's because the police department and mayor's office refused to say anything why everything went completely to shite.