LUFKIN, Texas — Lufkin police are searching for a man accused of trying to rob a loan office at gunpoint Friday morning.
Police said the man attempted to rob Cash Now, located at 107 S. Timberland Drive, at gunpoint around 11:35 a.m.
The suspect, who was described as a Black man, jumped the counter, and attacked the clerk before fleeing the store in a silver Dodge Charger, police said.
The vehicle headed north on Timberland Drive and then turned right on Lufkin Avenue. The clerk was taken by ambulance to a local hospital with facial injuries, according to police.
Based on the video and witness accounts, police believe the suspect’s dreadlocks was part of a mask or wig.
He was wearing a dark-colored hoodie with tie-dye swirls, dark-colored pants and a blue surgical mask. The suspect did not get anything in the robbery attempt, according to police.
Anyone with information on this crime is asked to call the department at 936-633-0356 or Crime Stoppers at 936-639-TIPS if they wish to remain anonymous.
