Lucky Charms Arcade, the subject of Wednesday's robbery, has been in existence for about a year and a half in Mayport. Previously it was the subject of a robbery back in November. The crimes have left some neighboring stores skeptical.
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Bo Dillard owns the tattoo shop next to Lucky Charms Arcade. He watched the chase unfold Wednesday afternoon.
"A bunch of police officers rolled up and we were all just tattooing, in our booth working," said Dillard. "Then we saw a guy with a rifle run by so we knew it was more than just a couple of guys going to get lunch."
He wasn’t as alarmed as you might expect.
"It happened before, so we weren’t really surprised," Dillard said.
Despite not feeling shocked about an armed suspect running by their door, he felt more concerned once he saw armed officers in pursuit.
"All of a sudden I saw one of them run by with a rifle so we were like, 'What’s going on?' Dillard said, "so we came to the window to look."
Many wonder how Lucky Charms Arcade was even operating since it is an internet cafe and the state shut down internet cafes after a massive investigation in 2013, claiming they were illegal gambling operations.
However, some internet cafes have found a loophole within the law and have begun to pop up all across Florida, including Jacksonville. But they appear to be targets of crime.
The chase that Dillard watched unfold feet away around 2:00 p.m. ended with a crash about an hour later.
The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says an off-duty K9 officer was able to use a tactic to stop the suspect. His patrol vehicle was damaged, but he was not injured.
Meanwhile, the suspect, a kidnapping victim and a JSO officer remain in the hospital.
First Coast News tried speaking with Lucky Charms Arcade, but they declined to comment on the situation.