Botkins police searching for suspect in armed robbery of gas station
The Botkins Police Department is reaching out to the public for help locating an armed robbery suspect.
Around 2:24 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, the Botkins Police Department along with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Circle K at 500 E. State Street in Botkins Ohio on reports of a robbery.
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A man believed to be in his late 20s or early 30s entered the Circle K store and produced a hatchet. He demanded that the clerk open the cash register, according to a statement made by the Botkins Police Department.
The man was wearing a blue hoodie sweatshirt and jeans.
The suspect left the scene in a silver car with a black bumper and went east on East State Street toward Interstate 75.
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This incident is currently under investigation. If you have any information regarding this incident you should contact the Botkins Police Department at (937) 693-4341.
News Center 7 will continue updating this story as we learn more.
