Crime & Safety
Armed Robber Holds Up Gas Station, Police Say
Maple Shade Police are seeking the public's help in finding a man who used a gun to rob the Sunoco on Route 73 last week.
Police are looking for a man who walked into a Sunoco gas station with a gun Friday night and walked out with $900.
Maple Shade Police said the man entered the Sunoco at 3071 Route 73 South just before midnight Friday, April 26, with a gun in his waistband and held up the attendant. He was described as a thin white man, wearing a ball cap—possibly a black Under Armour cap—and a white long-sleeve, fleece-type shirt, which was pulled over his face.
The suspect fled on foot after stealing approximately $900. The clerk was not injured, police said.
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Evesham Police responded to assist in tracking the suspect with a K-9 unit, but were unable to locate him.
If anyone was in the area at the time and saw the suspect before or after the robbery, call Maple Shade Police at 856-234-8300 and reference case 2013-6164.
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