FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 25, 2009
(Fishers, Indiana) – Fishers Police Investigates Car Jacking Robbery at Village Pantry Located at 96th Street and Lantern Road
On 8/25/20009 at approximately 11:35 am, a very distraught manager of the Village Pantry located at 96th St and Lantern Rd called Dispatch to report that she had just been robbed as she was entering her vehicle to make a run to the bank to deposit store sales. She said the suspect approached her from behind, grabbed her hair and threw her to the ground. The suspect grabbed the bank deposit bag and fled the area northbound on Lantern Road in the victim’s red 2003 Pontiac Grand AM.
Moments later several officers swarmed the area as Patrol Officer Edgar Holmes and members of Fishers Fire EMS met with the victim, Elsie Andrews (47/McCordsville) inside the Village Pantry. Mrs. Andrews was very shaken but ultimately refused transport to the hospital for check out. She appeared to suffer a small bump on her forehead from being thrown to the ground.
Meanwhile, another officer located the victim’s abandoned car in the parking lot of a nearby Pep Boys store located on North by Northeast Blvd. A bystander reported seeing a white male with a very dark complexion exit the vehicle and walk west toward Wal Mart. The suspect was further described as 5’ 8” to 6’ tall, approximately 50 to 55 years old, almost shoulder length ‘stringy’ black hair, possibly wearing blue pants and a blue button-down long sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled up.
The crime took place on the west side of the Village Pantry store so it is entirely possible that someone could have witnessed the robbery if they happened to be traveling north or south along Lantern Road at the time. The Fishers Police Department requests anyone with information call (317) 595-3300 without delay.
We also want to encourage everyone to take this opportunity to reflect on safe practices of all types. For instance, if you are responsible for making regular bank deposits yourself, please consider the following:
If you cannot have someone accompany you to the bank, have another employee or trusted individual escort you to your vehicle
Always park in a very visible and well lit area
Be extremely aware of your surroundings in all directions
If something seems strange as you approach your car, immediately return to a safe place and call the police
Do not get into a ‘routine’, change things up often regarding bank deposits (especially times)
Never carry bank deposit bags out in the open (place inside another bag)
Park in view of any surveillance camera if possible
Criminals often take the path of least resistance so do everything possible to ‘harden your target’ and make their jobs as ‘risky’ as possible!
August 25, 2009
(Fishers, Indiana) – Fishers Police Investigates Car Jacking Robbery at Village Pantry Located at 96th Street and Lantern Road
On 8/25/20009 at approximately 11:35 am, a very distraught manager of the Village Pantry located at 96th St and Lantern Rd called Dispatch to report that she had just been robbed as she was entering her vehicle to make a run to the bank to deposit store sales. She said the suspect approached her from behind, grabbed her hair and threw her to the ground. The suspect grabbed the bank deposit bag and fled the area northbound on Lantern Road in the victim’s red 2003 Pontiac Grand AM.
Moments later several officers swarmed the area as Patrol Officer Edgar Holmes and members of Fishers Fire EMS met with the victim, Elsie Andrews (47/McCordsville) inside the Village Pantry. Mrs. Andrews was very shaken but ultimately refused transport to the hospital for check out. She appeared to suffer a small bump on her forehead from being thrown to the ground.
Meanwhile, another officer located the victim’s abandoned car in the parking lot of a nearby Pep Boys store located on North by Northeast Blvd. A bystander reported seeing a white male with a very dark complexion exit the vehicle and walk west toward Wal Mart. The suspect was further described as 5’ 8” to 6’ tall, approximately 50 to 55 years old, almost shoulder length ‘stringy’ black hair, possibly wearing blue pants and a blue button-down long sleeved shirt with the sleeves rolled up.
The crime took place on the west side of the Village Pantry store so it is entirely possible that someone could have witnessed the robbery if they happened to be traveling north or south along Lantern Road at the time. The Fishers Police Department requests anyone with information call (317) 595-3300 without delay.
We also want to encourage everyone to take this opportunity to reflect on safe practices of all types. For instance, if you are responsible for making regular bank deposits yourself, please consider the following:
If you cannot have someone accompany you to the bank, have another employee or trusted individual escort you to your vehicle
Always park in a very visible and well lit area
Be extremely aware of your surroundings in all directions
If something seems strange as you approach your car, immediately return to a safe place and call the police
Do not get into a ‘routine’, change things up often regarding bank deposits (especially times)
Never carry bank deposit bags out in the open (place inside another bag)
Park in view of any surveillance camera if possible
Criminals often take the path of least resistance so do everything possible to ‘harden your target’ and make their jobs as ‘risky’ as possible!
I'll be at that VP tonight, I'm in that area of town once a week. The VP at 116th & Allisonville is always well guarded by the three squad cars in the parking lot (usually with officers chowin down inside them) at least whenever I drive by 
