Posted Friday August 8th, 2008 --- 7:45pm
Reporter: Chris Woodard

An armed robbery gives a Madison liquor store owner the scare of a lifetime, for the second time this year.

This is despite hundreds of dollars spent to make sure it didn't happen again.

It's not a job where Harvey Zimmer ever thought he'd fear for his life, but one turn wiped away any feelings of safety.

Zimmer says, "As soon as I saw that I knew I was in trouble."

Zimmer was working the counter Thursday morning when two men came into his liquor store and took his life in their hands.

Zimmer says, "He just turned around, showed me a handgun and all I did was back up past the cash register, opened it up for him and just stayed out of his way."

Zimmer says it's the same man that pulled a gun on him in January and was never caught.

Making matters worse, all the money Zimmer spent on security cameras this time around didn't help when the burglars made him hand over the tape.

He says, "They're not completely ignorant to the situation. They know what's going on."

The burglars fled on foot, taking the cash and security tape but leaving Zimmer with his life.

He says, "Oh yeah, you're jumpy. You're jumpy for sometimes a month, month and a half. Somebody hits the door hard and your heart just drops you know that feeling."

It's a feeling that's becoming all too familiar.

Mike Hanson with the Madison Police Department says, "Someone knows something. Someone is talking about it already and it's up to our detectives and officers working case to go and apprehend them and we're confident we will.

Zimmer just hopes justice is done, before it happens for a third time.

Police say they are still looking for any tips or witnesses that may help lead them to the two suspects.

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Posted Thursday, August 7 --- 1:00pm

Incident Report from Madison Police Department:

Suspects entered the store (4217 W. Beltline - Zimmer's Liquor) and demanded money at gunpoint.

Suspects then fled the area on foot with an unknown amount of money.

Suspect #1:
Black Male, 20-25 years of age, approx. 5'7", dark clothing

Suspect #2:
Black Male, 25-30 years of age, approx. 5'10", dark clothing