Oak Ridge Police Department officers set up a perimeter around one building at Manhattan Apartments on North Purdue Avenue after a robbery was reported at the nearby Check Into Cash on South Illinois Avenue on Friday afternoon. Pictured above from left are Matthew Johnston, Brandan Sharp, and Ray Steakley.
Note: This story was last updated at 7:15 p.m.
The Oak Ridge Police Department on Friday afternoon was investigating a reported robbery at a check cashing and payday loan store on South Illinois Avenue, and officers set up a perimeter at a nearby apartment building.
The robbery was reported at about 3:15 p.m. Friday at Check Into Cash at 361 South Illinois Avenue. Officers said it wasn’t clear what was taken.
Police set up a perimeter around a building at the nearby Manhattan Apartments on North Purdue Avenue, and several officers were carrying AR15 rifles as they appeared to conduct a search in and around the three-story building. But it wasn’t immediately clear if they were looking for a suspect or something else.
Officers were still at the Manhattan Apartments at about 6:15 p.m. Friday.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
The Oak Ridge Police Department said a robbery was reported at Check Into Cash at 361 South Illinois Avenue at about 3:15 p.m. Friday.
Officers meet near North Purdue Avenue at Manhattan Apartments. From left are Michael Swigert, Robin Smith, Ray Steakley, Matthew Johnston, Chief Jim Akagi (with back to camera), Brandan Sharp, and William Weaver.
Pictured above from left are ORPD Captain Robin Smith, Chief Jim Akagi, and School Resource Office Michael Swigert.
Pictured above are ORPD Chief Jim Akagi, right, and Captain Robin Smith.
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