(Photo of the suspects courtesy of NSB Police)
Earlier Reporting: New Smyrna Beach Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at the Islander Beach Club hotel early Sunday morning. Around 3:30 AM Sunday, police responded to the Islander Beach Club hotel located at 1601 S. Atlantic Avenue. Police were advised that two black males, one with a white mask over his face and the other with a t-shirt over his head, walked into the lobby. One of the suspects was holding a semi-automatic pistol and ordered the person at the front desk to face away from them. While holding the woman at gunpoint, the men looked for property to steal and ended up taking the woman’s purse before they fled in an unknown vehicle. During the robbery, no shots were fired and no one was injured. If you have information about the robbery, you are asked to contact Investigator Diffin at 386-424-2246. If you wish to remain anonymous, you are asked to call Crime Stoppers at (888) 277-TIPS (8477). Your call may qualify you for a $1,000 reward. Copyright Southern Stone Communications 2017.