KINGSPORT POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING TWO ROBBERIES AT SEPARATE BUSINESSES IN THE MODEL CITY. THE FIRST ONE OCCURRED AT MARY’S KITCHEN SHOP YESTERDAY AFTERNOON ON CENTER STREET WHEN A MAN ENTERED THE BUSINESS ASKING FOR CASH. THE BANDIT DIDN’T DISPLAY A WEAPON. THE SHOP IS OWNED BY KINGSPORT ALDERMAN PAT SHULL AND HIS WIFE MARY. THE ROBBER IS DESCRIBED AS A WHITE MALE, ABOUT FIVE TEN, WITH A SLENDER BUILD. HE WAS WEARING A GREEN ZIP-UP JACKET, BLUE JEANS AND A BLACK KNIT CAP. MEANWHILE, PET COVE ON EAST CENTER STREET WAS ROBBED A SHORT TIME LATER. POLICE SAID A MAN ENTERED THE BUSINESS, FORCED THE EMPLOYEE TO THE STORE’S BACK ROOM AND BOUND THE WORKER BEFORE TAKING AN UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF CASH AND A SNAKE CAGE THAT HAD 13 REPTILES IN IT. AUTHORITIES AREN’T SURE IF THE TWO HOLDUPS ARE RELATED. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION SHOULD CALL KINGSPORT POLICE.