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SYRACUSE -ÊPolice are looking for a suspect who robbed the McClure Gas Station with a large knife Tuesday night.
According to the Syracuse Police Department, around 10:50 p.m. Tuesday, a white man entered the McClure Gas Station at the intersection of Huntington and Chicago streets, showed a large knife and demanded money. The clerk at the station gave the man an undisclosed amount of money, then the suspect fled on foot, heading west from the building. The clerk was not injured in the robbery.
The man, who was wearing a brown ski mask, shorts and green pullover sweater or sweatshirt with a white shirt underneath, was described as being between 5 feet 9 inches and 6 feet tall and weighing about 200 pounds. He had blonde hair and a large build.
The area surrounding the station was searched using a K-9 officer. Evidence in the robbery was recovered, but the suspect was not found.
The incident remains under investigation. The Indiana State Police, Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department and Milford Police Department assisted the Syracuse Police Department in the investigation.
Anyone with information about the robbery should call the Syracuse Police at 574-457-3366 or Crime Stoppers at 800-382-STOP.
