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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Robbery at Red Letter News, fifth of the year for the store

Madison Police responded to a robbery at the Red Letter News early Tuesday morning.  

 

According to a police report, the robbery took place around 5 a.m. at the store located at 2528 E. Washington Ave. 

 

A store clerk told police the perpetrator entered the store and indicated he had a weapon, although no weapon was ever seen. The robber reportedly took money from the cash register and fled the scene.  

 

According to police, the perpetrator is described as a black male, 6' to 6'2 tall, 240 lbs, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black ski mask and black gloves.  

 

This is the fifth time this year that the Red Letter News store was robbed. However, none of the previous descriptions of suspects robbing the store are similar to the description of this suspect.  

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