Columbus police are looking for a man who allegedly robbed someone at knife-point Saturday afternoon outside the Family Dollar on Main Street.
A police department press release said a black man with a pocket knife confronted an individual outside the store at about 4 p.m. and demanded money. The suspect took a “small amount of money,” according to the press release and left the area on foot. No one was injured.
Anyone with information on the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-530-7151.
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