The Carbondale Police Department is seeking help from the community to identify a suspect in the Friday night armed robbery of the Dollar General Store, 622 E. Walnut St.

The suspect walked through the store, bought a cigarette lighter and pulled a semi-automatic pistol from his pocket, demanding money from the cashier.

After the suspect obtained an undetermined amount of money in a Dollar General Store bag, he ran east toward Fox East Gate Theatre where he was last seen wearing a hooded blue sweatshirt, dark blue jeans and white sneakers.

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The suspect is described as a thin, white male in his 30s, 6 feet tall, with light colored wavy hair.

The department is asking anyone with information regarding this case contact them at 457-3200 or call CrimeStoppers at 549-COPS.