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Crime notebook: Deputies search for suspect in gas station robbery

Deputies are searching for the man in this photograph who is a suspect in a gas station robbery. Photo courtesy of the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office.
Deputies are searching for the man in this photograph who is a suspect in a gas station robbery. Photo courtesy of the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the robbery of a gas station off Carolina Beach Road.

The incident was reported at the Kangaroo gas station at 6759 Carolina Beach Road just after 3 a.m. Tuesday, according to sheriff’s office spokesman Lt. Jerry Brewer.

A man entered the gas station convenience store, walked up to an employee and demanded money. The suspect ran out of the store with cash.

The suspect is described as a 6-foot tall man of an unknown race, who wore black pants, a dark green coat and a knit cap.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office at 910-798-4162 or submit a tip on the sheriff’s office website.

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