East St. Cloud Convenience Store Robbed At Gunpoint

ST. CLOUD - Police are asking for your help as they search for the suspect who held up an east St. Cloud convenience store at gunpoint.  The incident happened just after 7:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Super America in the 10 Block of 14th Avenue Northeast.

Officers determined that a man had entered the store displaying a handgun and demanded money from the lone female clerk working the counter area.

The suspect is described as a white man about 6' 1", weighing about 180 pounds, wearing a red winter jacket with a white stripe down the sleeve, a winter hat with ear flaps, sunglasses, a black bandanna over his face, and gray sweatpants.

The suspect left the store on foot in a westerly direction with an undisclosed amount of cash.

One male customer was inside the store at the time of the robbery. No one was hurt. Responding officers set up a perimeter and checked the area with a police dog, but were unable to find the suspect. The police dog track ended just after 7:30 p.m.

Anyone with information regarding the above incident is urged to contact the St. Cloud Police Department at 320-251-1200, or Tri-County Crime Stoppers at 320-255-1301,1-800-255-1301, or at www.tricountycrimestoppers.org

Crime tips can also be texted to Tri-County Crime Stoppers. Enter 274637 ("Crimes") into the destination box, start your text with TRITIP, enter a space, then type in the tip information.