Lemon Springs Armed Robbery Being Investigated

Investigators are looking into an armed robbery that occured in Lemon Springs Friday night.

The victim, Josh Sistare of Sanford, told officers he was in a vehicle with three friends at the intersection of Edwards Road and Greenwood Road around 7 p.m. when a black male approached the vehicle, produced a firearm and demanded Sistare's wallet.

Sistare, who was in the front passenger seat, gave the suspect his wallet and the suspect fled. No one was injured in the incident.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the Lee County Sheriff's Office at (919) 775-5531 or email us at report-a-crime@leecountync.gov