48-year-old Twanna Strong
Lima Police say that a woman who confessed to robbing a Dollar General on Tuesday morning is now in custody.
According to a press release from the Lima Police Department, investigators looked at surveillance video from the robbery. There, a woman told the Dollar General cashier that she had a gun and demanded an undisclosed amount of money from the register before fleeing the scene.
An investigator spotted the woman a few hours after reviewing the footage and took her into custody. The woman, 48-year-old Twanna Strong, was questioned by police and confessed to the robbery, only claiming she had a firearm.
She is now being held at the Allen County Jail for suspicion of robbery.
Press Release from the Lima Police Department: On Tuesday, February 22nd, at about 10:12 a.m. , officers from the Lima Police Department were dispatched to Dollar General, located at 691 S. Main St., in reference to a robbery. The store clerk reported an unknown black female entered the store and acted as if she was there to purchase a small item. When the clerk attempted to complete the transaction, the female indicated she had a firearm and demanded the money from the register. The female went behind the counter, removed an undisclosed amount of money from the register and fled from the store. Investigators processed the scene for evidence and reviewed surveillance video. About four hours later, an investigator observed the female suspect walking in the 200 block of W. Vine Street, stopped her, and identified her as 48 year old Twanna Strong, of Lima. She was taken into custody and transported to LPD for questioning. During conversations with investigators, Ms. Strong confessed to robbing Dollar General, only claiming she had a firearm. Twanna Strong is currently being held at the Allen County Jail for suspicion of robbery.
