Disguised man holds up liquor store in Boulder

Written by Taylor Coughlin in News on Sep 14, 2009 15:22 / comments

Boulder police are looking for a middle-aged man who robbed a liquor store off of Table Mesa, officials say.

According to the Boulder Police Web site, the man came into Pettyjohn’s Liquor and Wine store around 11 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5 dressed in a blue trench coat or bathrobe with white face makeup, a gray wig, a mustache and wearing a fake nose.

The man asked the clerk for change for a $20 bill, pulled out a handgun, demanded money and then left, taking an undisclosed amount of cash.

According to police, this might not be an isolated incident either, because the man’s costume was similar to that worn in other liquor store robberies in Boulder.

“We are looking at three robberies to Boulder liquor stores, first in June at the Boulder Beer Emporium, one at A-Ok Liquor on Friday and then Saturday was the one at Pettyjohn’s,” Boulder Police spokeswoman Sarah Huntley said.

Police are unsure if anyone but the clerk was in the store at the time of the robbery, and no one was hurt, Huntley said. Owner Chris Coppinger, 54, declined to comment on the robbery.

Anyone with any information about the crime is asked to visit the Crime Stoppers Web site: www.crimeshurt.com.

Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Andrea Rael at [email protected].

About Taylor Coughlin

Taylor is a senior, serving her sixth semester at the CU Independent. Previously, Taylor was a reporter and copy editor and now serves as entertainment editor. The broadcast news major and German minor recently spent three months in Berlin, Germany studying intensive German. Taylor serves as the public relations director for the CU student group, the Distinguished Speakers Board, which brings speakers to the CU-Boulder community. Taylor is a Colorado native and is passionate about live music, the outdoors and college football. She hopes her degree in broadcast news and experience with public relations will allow her to work within the entertainment industry. She would specifically like to work in the country music industry.