Man robs business in Regency, uses ‘BMX style’ bike to escape, Jacksonville police say

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who robbed a business in the Regency area and then rode away on a BMX bike.

JSO said the armed robbery happened on Sunday, Nov. 27 in the 9500 block of Regency Square Boulevard.

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The man, who was captured on surveillance video, came into the business, demanded money and “brandished a black semi-automatic handgun on his waistband and threatened to use it,” JSO said.

He was then captured on surveillance video once again leaving the business on a “BMX style bicycle,” JSO said.

Anyone with any information about the identity of this individual is asked to contact JSO at 904-630-0500 or email JSOCrimeTips@jaxsheriff.org. To remain anonymous and receive a possible reward up to $3,000, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS.

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