3 sought in robbery of city BMV office



YOUNGSTOWN -- Three men robbed the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles office, 3623 Market St. on the city's South Side, of about $615 around 5:30 Tuesday afternoon.
One of the robbers, wearing a gray nylon mask, pointed a black handgun at the manager and demanded money while the other two jumped the counter and ordered about eight patrons to lie face down on the floor, a police report shows.
The manager gave the gunman the money from a register before the three fled through the back door, the report continues.
The employee told police the business had received several hang-up calls before the robbery.
The robbers were described as black men all around age 20. The man wearing the mask was described as 5 feet 4 inches, 130 pounds and wearing a white sweat shirt.
The other two robbers were between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 10 inches and 160 pounds. One wore a gray sweat shirt and the third man had on a red shirt and blue coat, the report says.
Members of the police crime lab were called to collect evidence.