ST PAUL, Minn. — Police are investigating two armed robberies that occurred Wednesday - one in St. Paul and the other in Bloomington.
According to St. Paul police, at around 11:25 a.m. they were called to a Caribou Coffee shop on the 2100 block of Ford Parkway on a report of a robbery.
Officers say a man robbed the store, fired a shot into the ceiling and left with an unknown amount of money.
A second armed robbery occurred at around 6 p.m. at a Jimmy Johns location on the 5300 block of West 84th Street in Bloomington.
Witnesses say two men came into the sub shop and ordered food. One of the suspects then pulled a gun, fired a single shot into the ceiling and demanded that employees empty the cash register.
The suspects fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. Witnesses say both men were wearing masks and dressed in construction-type clothing. One suspect had a neon yellow safety jacket on, and the other was wearing a blue jacket.
Police say they don't have anyone in custody for either, and did not say if the two incidents are believed to be related.
