ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Asheville police are searching for a suspect who robbed a gas station at knifepoint Wednesday afternoon.
A press release from the Asheville Police Department (APD) says officers responded to a gas station in the 100 block of Smokey Park Highway around 4:45 p.m. on Sept. 18 to investigate reports of an armed robbery. An employee at the scene told officers a man had entered the store, pulled out a knife and demanded the cash register be opened. After he stole the cash, he fled from the store on foot.
Investigators say the man is described as a light-skinned male with a black mustache, around 5’6”-5’8”, small stature, appearing to be in his early 20s, wearing all black, and was wearing a black ski mask.
APD is asking for the public’s help in identifying the armed robber. If anyone has any information about the identity of the suspect, you’re asked to contact APD at (828) 252-1110. You can also send an anonymous tip using the TIP2APD smartphone application (search “Asheville PD” in your app store) or by texting TIP2APD to 847411.
ARMED ROBBER MAKES OFF WITH CASH FROM ASHEVILLE CONVENIENCE STORE
This is the second armed robbery APD has reported this week.
Officers responded to a convenience store near the 600 block of Swannanoa River Road around 12:04 a.m. on Sept. 17 to investigate a robbery. Police say surveillance video showed a woman enter the store that night, brandishing a handgun. The suspect then pointed to the clerk to lay on the ground. She took the clerk’s cell phone, walked behind the counter and demanded the cash register be opened. The suspect then left the store with cash, stepped into a white SUV and started traveling east on Swannanoa River Road.
“APD investigators say the suspect who entered the store is described as a black female, heavy-set, who was wearing all-black clothing, a mask, and sunglasses,” a previous release from APD says.
Anyone with information about this robbery is encouraged to contact APD.