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Newton County Sheriff Colton Havard says an investigation is underway after Howdy’s Liquor Store was robbed at gunpoint on Monday night. The business is located on Highway 190 just inside the Newton County line. Havard said a black male pointed a handgun at the clerk and then left with an undetermined amount of money. The clerk was not injured. If you have any information about the suspect, you’re asked to contact the Newton County Sheriff’s Department at 409-379-3636 or Southeast Texas Crimestoppers. You do not have to give your name.
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