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Police: Employee refuses to give suspect cash during armed robbery; suspect flees

Police responded to the convenience store after 10 p.m. Friday.
Credit: WTOL 11

TOLEDO, Ohio — A suspect fled a west Toledo convenience store after attempting to rob the cashier at gunpoint Friday night. 

According to a Toledo police report, officers responded to the 7-Eleven location in the 3700 block of Upton Avenue after the robbery alarm was triggered around 10 p.m. According to police, the store clerk told officers a suspect entered the store and demanded all the $20 bills in the drawer. The clerk refused. 

The suspect then brandished a firearm and demanded the money again. The clerk refused a second time, police said in the report. 

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The suspect, whose identity is unknown, then fled the location on foot without any cash, police reported. 

No injuries were listed in the incident. 

If you have any information regarding this incident, police ask that you call or text Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111. You can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward. 

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