Crime and Suspect of the Week, Feb. 16, 2016

Police are asking for your help to apprehend a thief and a burglar. If you have information about either the Crime of the Week or the Suspect of the Week, do not try to take action on your own. Call Bluegrass Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020 or at 1-877-970-2020. To place a free call on an AT&T Wireless phone, press *2020.

Crime of the Week

This week’s Crime of the Week is a robbery of the Pak & Save at 503 East Third Street. Police say that at 10:42 a.m. Jan. 10, a man wearing a blue UK hoodie, black pants and orange shoes made a small purchase. He left, then returned at 10:57 a.m. — this time wearing a different hoodie and covering his face (but wearing the same pants and orange shoes). He brandished a gun and demanded cash.

Bluegrass Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the solving of this crime.

Suspect of the Week

The Suspect of the Week this week, Jamal Edward Mott, 27, is wanted on burglary charges. He is described as 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds.

Anyone with information that could lead to the apprehension of Mott is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020 or toll-free at 1-877-970-2020. To place a free call on your AT&T cellphone, press *2020.

This story was originally published February 16, 2016 at 4:02 PM with the headline "Crime and Suspect of the Week, Feb. 16, 2016."