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Port Arthur Police searching for 2 suspects in Tuesday night armed robbery at game room

A customer was held up at gunpoint before the suspects fled.

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Police in Port Arthur are searching for two armed suspects they say robbed a game room Tuesday night.

Officers were sent to the Bida Vinh game room at about 7:40 p.m. Tuesday after a robbery was reported according to a news release from the Port Arthur Police Department.

Police say two men, one armed with a handgun, entered the game room in the 600 block of Ninth Ave.

The armed suspect held up a customer demanding money before both suspects fled in a small silver passenger car the release said.

The criminal investigations division of the Port Arthur Police Department is investigating.

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This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.

From a Port Arthur Police Department news release…

On December 22, 2020 at 7:39 p.m. officers with the Port Arthur Police Department were dispatched to the Bida Vinh game room in reference to a Robbery. 

Upon arrival they discovered that two males entered the game room, one with a handgun.  The male suspect with the handgun approached a patron, held him at gun point and demanded money. 

Both suspects then fled the area in a small silver passenger car. 

This incident is currently being investigated by the Port Arthur Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division.

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