ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, March 28, 1996 TAG: 9603280066
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: DIANE STRUZZI
A 27-year-old man walking in Southwest Roanoke reported that he was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night. No one was injured.
Police gave this account: About 10:30 p.m., Ben Lamar Poindexter was walking east on Elm Avenue Southwest. As he neared Fifth Street Southwest, a man riding a bicycle and holding a chrome-plated pistol approached him. The man pointed the gun at Poindexter and demanded money. Poindexter gave the robber $20, and the robber rode off.
Police said Poindexter told them that he knew the man but not by name. No arrest had been made.
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