VICTIM ZONE: Police seek pair who robbed elderly man

The Akron Beacon Journal is reporting that Akron police are searching for two men who abducted an elderly man at gunpoint from the parking lot of a "no-guns" business, robbed him and forced him to drive them to Canton on Wednesday.

According to the story, the men approached the man from behind around 6 p.m. in the parking lot of the Acme grocery at 2905 Whipple Ave.

The newspaper says they stopped at a gas station, and one of the suspects started driving before striking a car in the 1200 block of 17th Street Northeast near Rowland Avenue. The suspects then fled on foot, according to Jackson police.

Police told the Beacon Journal the victim suffered a minor cut to his face after being struck with the gun.

Last spring, ACME Fresh Market (& Pharmacy) in NE Ohio began telling concerned customers that they "believe that carrying weapons into our stores - even for individual licensed by the State - would create an unsafe environment."

No word whether they meant unsafe for kidnappers, or for the elderly customer.

For contact information for this and other dangerous locations, visit OFCC's Do Not Patronize While Armed database.