Police: Suspect sought for robbing gas station at gunpoint
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November 28, 2016
Police are searching for one suspect in an armed robbery involving an unknown gunman that took place early Monday at a Carbondale gas station.
About 2:13 a.m., Carbondale police responded to the Circle K Gas Station at 511 E. Walnut St. for reports of an armed robbery, according to a news release from the department. Officers said a suspect entered in the store with a handgun and fled on foot after taking cash from the business.
No one was injured during the robbery.
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The suspect is described only as a man of average build standing 5-foot-9 with a hood and fabric covering his head and face.
Authorities are asking anyone with information to call Carbondale police at (618) 457-3200 or the Carbondale/SIU Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (618) 549-COPS (2677).
The Daily Egyptian’s campus desk can be reached at 618-536-3397 or [email protected].
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