Cash Advance Clowns Strike Again
By Paul RizzoPayday Loan Writer
Tucson police are still asking for help in finding two people who have been dressing up like clowns and robbing payday loan stores.
The Tucson Citizen reports that a third location has now been hit by the infamous "cash advance clowns." In the most recent incident, one man entered ACE Cash Advance, 3955 E. Speedway Blvd., just before noon on Wednesday.
Tucson Police Sgt. Decio Hopffer said that the suspect was wearing white make-up and a red wig. Armed with a gun, he demanded money from the payday loan clerk, then fled immediately after receiving it.
Not surprisingly, given the getup, he matches the description of the robbers in two other armed robberies of payday advance locations that occurred in the county last week, and in the city the week before.
The first heist took place on August 10 at the Check 'N Go of Arizona, 4485 N. First Ave. Then Payday Loans at Loan Mart, 5095 N. La Cañada Drive, was robbed August 17, according to Pima County sheriff's Deputy Dawn Barkman.
The two suspects were also wearing white makeup and red wigs — but this is clearly no laughing matter. No one has been injured in any of the robberies, but please, help law enforcement officials put these fast payday loan perpetrators behind bars. Anyone with information should call 911 or 88-CRIME.
