The suspect took off with approximately $2,000 in cash from the Franklin Street store on Oct. 9, according to police
BELLEVILLE - Police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who robbed a local convenience store at knifepoint earlier this month.
Surveillance cameras at a nearby home caught the suspect on camera as he fled from the Franklin Street store with approximately $2,000 in cash on Oct. 9, according to Det. Jennifer Lambrugo of the Belleville police.
The owner of the store told police the man had come inside multiple times during that day, before eventually asking to buy a pack of cigarettes just after 4 p.m. After being informed of the price, he returned to his car and came back in brandishing a foot-long knife, according to Lambrugo.
The female owner was ordered to get on the ground while the suspect emptied the cash register and lotto machine before taking off on foot.
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Surveillance cameras at the store were found to not be functioning, but the camera at a nearby home managed to capture him as he fled.
Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to contact the Belleville Police Department's Detective Bureau at (973) 450-3359.
