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Iowa City police investigating convenience store robbery
Nov. 12, 2014 6:45 am, Updated: Nov. 12, 2014 8:36 am
IOWA CITY - An Iowa City convenience store was robbed by a man carrying a knife late Tuesday night.
According to the Iowa City Police Department, officers responded to a report of an armed robbery at Kum & Go, 955 Mormon Trek Blvd., at 11:27 p.m. Tuesday. Police said the suspect entered the store, pulled a knife and demanded cash. The suspect then fled in an unknown direction, police said.
The suspect is described as a black male, 5'10”, weighing 175 pounds and wearing all black clothing, including a ski mask. The robbery remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call Iowa City CrimeStoppers at 358-TIPS.
l Comments: (319) 398-8238; lee.hermiston@thegazette.com
An Iowa City squad car. (file photo)
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