Thursday, September 28, 2023

Police seek suspect who displayed knife, took cash from Shell station

(Courtesy Williamsburg Police Department)
(Courtesy Williamsburg Police Department)

Police are seeking public assistance in identifying a suspect in a Shell station robbery Sunday night, according to a Williamsburg Police Department news release.

Police responded to a Shell gas station, located in the 1600 block of Richmond Road, for a reported robbery around 8:50 p.m., the release said.

When police arrived, the store’s clerk told police a white man wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, jeans and boots displayed a knife and demanded money, the release said.

The clerk gave the man an undetermined amount of money, then the suspect fled on foot, the release said.

No injuries resulted from the incident, police said.

The incident is currently under investigation.

If the public has any information on this incident or any other crime in the Williamsburg area, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-888- LOCK-U- UP or the Williamsburg Police Department at 757-220- 2331.

Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing is the Assistant Editor at WYDaily. Sarah was born in the state of Maine, grew up along the coast, and attended college at the University of Maine at Orono. Sarah left Maine in October 2015 when she was offered a job at a newspaper in West Point, Va. Courts, crime, public safety and civil rights are among Sarah’s favorite topics to cover. She currently covers those topics in Williamsburg, James City County and York County. Sarah has been recognized by other news organizations, state agencies and civic groups for her coverage of a failing fire-rescue system, an aging agriculture industry and lack of oversight in horse rescue groups. In her free time, Sarah enjoys lazing around with her two cats, Salazar and Ruth, drinking copious amounts of coffee and driving places in her white truck.

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