
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. An armed robber struck an aluminum and building products business Thursday morning.
The robber tied up the manager of Town and Country Industries on 20159 Kenilworth Blvd. and made off with an undisclosed amount of cash, investigators said. The suspect wore all black, except for a white mask.
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