{"id":1312315,"date":"2019-07-11T11:04:53","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T17:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=983648"},"modified":"2019-07-11T11:04:53","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T17:04:53","slug":"armed-man-in-disguise-robs-theatre-aspen-concession-stand-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/armed-man-in-disguise-robs-theatre-aspen-concession-stand-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Armed man in disguise robs Theatre Aspen concession stand (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man in disguise who used a knife or a screwdriver to rob the concession stand at Theatre Aspen on Tuesday night remained at-large Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

However, despite the fact that the man had not yet been caught, pictures released of him Wednesday morning led to numerous tips from the public, and police were following several leads to try and find the robber, Aspen Assistant Police Chief Bill Linn said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe made strong advances today,\u201d Linn said Wednesday afternoon. \u201cI\u2019m optimistic we will break the case quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The bizarre-for-Aspen crime occurred about 9 p.m., and witnesses described the robber as a white male wearing a baseball cap, glasses, a flannel shirt, something covering his hands and a bandana over his face, Linn said.<\/p>\n

He declined to say how much money was stolen, and he said no one was injured in the incident. Another source said the robber made off with $250.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmployees of the concession stand were approached by a man wearing a mask and disguising his identity,\u201d according to an APD news release. \u201cThe man demanded money from the cash register. The three employees complied with the demands.<\/p>\n

\u201cOfficers canvassed the area but were unable to locate the suspect.\u201d<\/p>\n

The weapon used was \u201cedged,\u201d though there was some discrepancy over whether it was a knife or a screwdriver, Linn said.<\/p>\n

Jed Bernstein, producing director of Theatre Aspen, said the robbery occurred about 10 minutes before intermission of the company\u2019s production of \u201cGuys and Dolls.\u201d The man flashed the weapon, forced a concession stand employee to show him the money in the cash register and fled with $250.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first thing to say is that what happened with completely unexpected and scary for everybody,\u201d Bernstein said. \u201cSafety is the number one thing and we take that really seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n

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