Leland Police looking for armed robber

LELAND — Police in Leland are asking for your help in finding the man responsible for an armed robbery at a local Food Lion.

The robbery took place around 11 Monday night, at the Food Lion on Village Road.

Police say the man showed the clerks a semi-automatic pistol and lead them to an office, where he forced one of them to open the store’s safe.

He took off with an undisclosed amount of money.

The suspect was wearing jeans, a grey hooded sweatshirt and a knitted hat.

A female accomplice is believed to have entered the store just before him. She can also be seen in these photos.

If you have any information, call detective keel at the Leland Police Department, at 910-332-5003.