Camouflage Coat Can't Help Suspect Hide From Surveillance Cameras During Gas Station Hold-Up [PHOTO]
BERLIN TWP. (WWJ) - Police in Monroe County are asking the public for help in identifying a suspect who robbed a gas station at gunpoint.
The incident occurred just after 4 a.m. Saturday at the Newport Travel Center - Marathon Gas Station on Newport Road off I-75 in Berlin Township.
Police say the suspect entered the business and approached the cashier to make a purchase. While the cashier was completing the sale, the suspect produced a handgun and demanded the money from the register, according to police.
The cashier complied and the suspect then fled from the store with an undetermined amount of cash. Police say the suspect possibly got into a red or maroon Ford Explorer or similar SUV, and left the area eastbound on Newport Road toward I-75.
The suspect is described as a white male, approximately 30 years old and 5'8" tall with a medium build, blonde hair and blue eyes. The suspect was wearing a hooded camouflage coat, dark pants and a baseball hat at the time of the incident.
Anyone who can identify the suspect or who has any other information is urged to contact the Monroe County Sheriff's Office at 734-240-7530.