Florence County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery which occurred on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 1046 East Myrtle Beach Highway near Scranton, SC.  According to investigators, at approximately 8:18 PM two armed subjects entered the store and ordered three occupants to the floor, after which they stole a pocketbook from one victim and as well as an undisclosed amount of cash. 

Witnesses described both subjects as black males, one of whom weighed approximately 250 pounds, wore a black toboggan and entered the store with a shotgun.  The other subject is described as a black male with a slim build, wearing a dark in color ski mask and carrying a handgun.

Anyone with knowledge of the incident or the identity of the subjects is asked to contact the Florence County Sheriff’s Office at (843) 665-2121, extension 434, or Crime Stoppers of the Pee Dee at 1-866-369-8477 (TIPS).  You do not have to reveal your identity.