MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. – Montgomery County police are investigating a number of armed robberies. Investigators say the suspect has been utilizing a kitchen knife, hitting native gasoline stations.
Detectives are asking for assist to catch the suspect that they are saying has robbed a number of gasoline stations in Germantown and one in Gaithersburg — the Walnut Hill Liberty gasoline station and Frank’s Auto Restore, on South Frederick Avenue.
Caught on digital camera
Suspect Assaults:
The suspect was caught on digital camera strolling into the Liberty gasoline station round 11:15 a.m. Thursday, wearing a darkish coat and sun shades. What you’ll be able to’t see is that he has a big kitchen knife hid beneath his clothes.
The suspect is seen grabbing a drink and a bag of chips earlier than strolling as much as the counter. He then pulls the knife out and approaches the cashier with the weapon in hand, demanding cash.
A supervisor noticed what’s going on and courageously scares the suspect off, inflicting him to expire of the shop, leaving the cashier in worry.
“I really feel so scared,” the worker on the Liberty station informed FOX 5. He stated the one good factor was that “nobody’s harm.”
One other tried theft
What we all know:
Police inform FOX 5 that the identical suspect additionally tried to rob an Exxon gasoline station on Muncaster Street on Sunday night time. In that occasion, he allegedly tried to stab the cashier.
He as soon as once more ran away with out getting any cash however police say he has been in a position to get cash from a few of the different armed robberies.
Police are providing a reward of as much as $10,000 for info that results in an arrest.
