Dinwiddie looks for man who robbed convenience store Wednesday night

DINWIDDIE — County authorities are looking for a man they say held up a convenience store Wednesday night.

Dinwiddie Sheriff's Major William Knott said in an email that the robbery happened around 7:22 p.m. at the Exxon Thrift Mart on Boydton Plank Road (U.S. Route 1). A lone gunman pointed his weapon at the clerk and demanded money from the register, then ran away from the store.

The suspect was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt with blue graphics on it, blue jeans, and red and black shoes. He also had a white mask over his face. The sheriff's office has released surveillance photos of the suspect.

No one was injured in the robbery.

Anyone with information about the robbery or the suspect is asked to call the Dinwiddie Sheriff's Office at (804) 469

On January 18th at approximately 7:22pm an armed individual entered the Exxon Thrift Mart located in the 5400 block of Boydton Plank Road, produced a firearm and demanded currency from the clerk. The individual fled the scene on foot with an undisclosed amount of currency.

The suspect is described as being a black male wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt with blue graphics on the front and white, black and yellow graphics on the back. The suspect was also wearing blue jeans and a white mask covering his face and red and black shoes.

Images of the suspect were captured on the store’s security camera and these images are attached below.

If anyone knows the identity of this individual or has any information about this incident, we ask that they contact Dinwiddie County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center at 804-469-3755 or call Petersburg / Dinwiddie Crime Solvers at 804-861-1212

This article originally appeared on The Progress-Index: Dinwiddie sheriff: Lone gunman holds up county convenience store