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Iowa City police report robbery at Riverside Drive Kum & Go Friday morning
Oct. 27, 2017 8:10 am, Updated: Oct. 27, 2017 10:37 am
IOWA CITY - A man with a knife robbed a convenience store early Friday morning, police said.
According to a news release, Iowa City police responded to Kum & Go, 731 S. Riverside Dr., at 3:51 a.m. for a report of an armed robbery. Police said the suspect displayed a knife and fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash and merchandise. The clerk was not injured, police said.
The suspect is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall and wearing bluejeans, a black hooded sweatshirt and a smiley face mask.
Iowa City Area CrimeStoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to an arrest in the case. Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at (319) 358-8477.
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A sticker advertising the CrimeStoppers program adorns the back of an Iowa City Police Department patrol car Aug. 16, 2013, in Iowa City. (Gazette File Photo)
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