Ravenna Circle K store robbed of nearly $500 at knifepoint Thursday

Jeff Saunders, Record-Courier
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Ravenna police said they are attempting to identify a white male wearing a hooded sweatshirt and dark mask and glasses who used a knife to rob the North Chestnut Street Circle K store early Thursday morning. He is shown here in an image taken from store security video.
Ravenna police said they are attempting to identify a white male wearing a hooded sweatshirt and dark mask and glasses who used a knife to rob the North Chestnut Street Circle K store early Thursday morning. He is shown here in an image taken from store security video.

Ravenna police are asking for the public's help in identifying a male who robbed at knifepoint a Circle K store of nearly $500 early Thursday morning.

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According to a police report, a clerk working in the store at 530 N. Chestnut St. said the suspect, described as a male wearing a hooded sweatshirt, black face mask and dark sunglasses, entered at a little after 3 a.m.

Police said store security video shows the suspect walking down an aisle, then returning to where the clerk was standing. He asked her who else was there and when she she responded it was just her, he raised a knife, pointed it at her and told her to go around the counter and open the two registers.

He walked with her as she did so, telling her to "hurry" multiple times. Police said the suspect can also be heard on the video saying, "everything, put it in the bag," "I don't want to stab you," and "You got a family, right?"

After the clerk put all the cash from the registers into a bag, the suspect ordered her to walk with him to the exterior door, then told her to move back to the middle of the store. He exited and could be seen running south on North Chestnut.

The store's manager said about $485 was taken.

Police said they checked the area while responding to the store after receiving a 911 call from the clerk, but did not see the suspect. A Portage County sheriff's K-9 was also deployed, but a track of the suspect was unsuccessful.

Ravenna Police Capt. Jake Smallfield said that as of Friday morning, there was no update on the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Ravenna Police Department at 330-296-6486. Tips can be made anonymously.

Reporter Jeff Saunders can be reached at jsaunders@recordpub.com.

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