2 Stores Struck by Armed Robbers

Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies are on the lookout for two armed men they say robbed two stores in the Land O’ Lakes area in the early morning hours of Feb. 20.

The first incident took place around 2 a.m. at 7-Eleven, 23434 State Road 54, in Land O’ Lakes. In this incident, two male suspects with hoodies and masks entered the store, threatened the clerk and left with an undisclosed amount of money, a sheriff’s office media release said.

About 20 minutes later, the Circle K at 27707 State Road 54 in Wesley Chapel was held up by a man in a hoodie and mask. The man held the clerks at gunpoint and left with an undisclosed amount of money, the release said.

There were no injuries in either case.

Anyone with information about either case is asked to call the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office at 727- 844-7711.

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