Wilton Manors police search for 2 men in robbery

Getaway car believed to be a black Kia with front-end damage

WILTON MANORS, Fla. ā€“ Wilton Manors police are investigating a robberyĀ in the 600 block of Northwest 22ndĀ Street.

It happened at about 2:45 p.m. Saturday.

The home that was targeted has an alarm sign in front and is in a neighborhood with a citizens crime watch.

"They were dusting a 5-gallon change jar that someone dumped in the street, getting fingerprints on it," a resident said. "The helicopter was flying around and I was close by so I took a walk down there to see what was going on."

This robbery comes less than a week after two men ambushed a man in the middle of the night in a nearby Wilton Manors neighborhood.

The man was pistol whipped and robbed.

"I never thought it could happen to me and that it would happen in Wilton Manors," the Ā victim said. Ā 

Police are searching a man with short hair and a stocky build in connection to Saturdayā€™s incident.

They're also looking for a man who has dreadlocks, clear glasses, a medium build and was seen with a revolver.

The getaway car is believed to be a black Kia with possible front-end damage.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.

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Layron Livingston made the move from Ohio's Miami Valley to Miami, Florida, to join the Local 10 News team.