Man robbed Casey’s store at gunpoint, police say
A gun-wielding man robbed a South Roxana Casey’s General Store just before 2 a.m. Friday, according to police.
The man walked into the store, at 400 Broadway Ave., and pointed a black semiautomatic pistol at employees while demanding money.
The man then ran west toward Illinois 111. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the robbery took less than a minute and that the man managed to get away with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Police said the suspect is a black man who is between 5-foot-10 and 5-foot-11. He weighs between 220-260 pounds and was wearing tan pants, a black draw-string hoodie, black gloves and was carrying a black canvas backpack, according to reports.
No one was injured during the robbery.
Anyone with information can call the South Roxana Police Department at 618-254-4303.
Dana Rieck: 618-239-2642, @ByDanaRieck
This story was originally published December 8, 2017 at 8:23 AM with the headline "Man robbed Casey’s store at gunpoint, police say."