No injuries after theft at game room

Published 3:58 pm Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Port Arthur Police have identified a person of interest who grabbed cash while a clerk was making change at a local game room Wednesday.

The incident happened around 12:30 p.m. at the business located at in the 1300 block of Ninth Avenue. Det. Mike Hebert said the crime was not a robbery of the game room but theft from a person.

The suspect was already in the game room and when the clerk was attempted to make change for a customer the suspect grabbed the cash and fled.

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No injuries were reported and no weapons were used.