APD seeks help in identifying armed robbery suspect
Press release from Alachua Police Department
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Alachua Police Department is seeking help from the public in identifying the suspect in an armed robbery Wednesday night at the Marathon Gas Station at U.S. Hwy 441 and NW 43rd Street.
On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 10:50 p.m., an unknown black male entered the Marathon Gas Station (9600 NW 13th Street) and presented a firearm to the store clerk. The clerk escaped the building through the back door, but the suspect chased after him, stopping him by placing the firearm to the clerk’s back. The suspect forced the clerk to return to the store, where he demanded money from the till and lottery tickets.
The clerk was able to activate the silent panic alarm, but the suspect noticed and then fled the gas station. He escaped toward a roadway behind the gas station. Law enforcement discovered fresh tire tracks in the area, suggesting the suspect fled in an unknown vehicle after being tracked by a K-9 unit.
The suspect is described as a light-skinned black male, approximately 6’0” tall, with a slender build. He was wearing a black Reebok sweater with white writing and light-colored, soiled shoes. The suspect also had a mask over his face, resembling a medical face covering.
If you have any information, please contact the Alachua Police Department at 386-462-1396 or Alachua County Crime Stoppers Inc anonymously at 352-372-7867 or via their website. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through our website at https://loom.ly/7uR9tR4 or via our mobile phone app.
Well, he fits the usual suspect profile.
And what exactly is that?
Looks like a “man on probation” to me.
Or maybe ‘pretrial release’ too. That always seems to work with career criminals.
I know this is too late but can’t these stores get better cameras? The technology is out there and they aren’t that expensive. These places are a soft target. The clerks are in a very vulnerable position.
He was wearing a face diaper like sicko Saco and the other 🐽😷 on the ACSB…
They’re all still worried about C19…
if only there was a common denominator ,
Aren’t some people concerned about cultural and ethnic origin?
An African American about 6′ tall, with a slim build. Wearing a hoodie and soiled kicks. May or may not be wearing a mask.
Take a drive and see how many people fit that description.
Newsflash: People who let people through their door wearing hoodies or masks deserve to get robbed. Nothing good ever comes in a hoodie.
Not true. I wear my hoodie everytime I put on a sweatshirt and I don’t have a criminal record not even so much as a traffic ticket. I also don’t go looking for trouble so lump all who wear a hoodie in the same group isn’t right.