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Detectives Investigate Germantown Gas Station Robbery; Surveillance Video of Robbery Released

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Detectives from the Major Crimes Division are investigating a robbery of a Sunoco gas station that occurred on August 15 in Germantown.  During the robbery, the suspect stabbed a clerk with a knife.  Investigators are releasing surveillance video of the robbery and are asking that anyone with information about the crime or the suspect to come forward to police.

On August 15 at approximately 9:07 p.m., 9-1-1 received a call for a robbery that had just occurred at the Sunoco gas station located at 18001 Mateny Road.  Officers responded to the address and located a 58-year-old clerk suffering from a stab wound to his torso and a slash wound to his face.  The employee was transported to the hospital for treatment of his non-life-threatening injuries.

Detectives have determined that the suspect entered the gas station and asked for cigarettes, presumably to cause the employee to turn his back to him.  The suspect then vaulted the counter, produced a knife, and demanded money.  A struggle between the suspect and clerk ensued, and the suspect stabbed the clerk in his torso and slashed his face with the knife.  The suspect then forced the employee to open the cash register.  The suspect fled from the store after obtaining cash from the register.

The suspect is described as a black male in his 20s.

Anyone with information about this robbery or this suspect is asked to call the Major Crimes Division at 240.773.5070.   For those who wish to remain anonymous, Crime Solvers is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for any information that leads to the arrest of the suspect(s). Tipsters can call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).

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Photographs of Suspect

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Release ID: 16-217
Media Contact: mcpnews 
Categories: robbery