CARY HAS FIRST ARMED ROBBERY OF THE NEW YEAR

CARY , NC – The Town of Cary Police Department is asking for your help in identifying and apprehending a suspect who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint early New Year’s Day.  At 1:42 a.m. January 1, 2004 , a man entered the Kangaroo convenience store at 1032 North Harrison Avenue in Cary and demanded money from the clerk.  The suspect was carrying a small, black handgun--possibly a revolver.  The suspect fled the scene in a small red car.  The clerk was not injured.  

The suspect is as a white male, 35-50 years old, 5'6 to 5'11, 160 - 170 lbs., brown or black hair, black and gray beard, baseball hat, dark wire-rimmed square sunglasses, black jacket, blue jeans, and a blue shirt.  

Cary Crime Stoppers will pay up to $2,500 for information leading to the identification and apprehension of the individual responsible for this crime.  Anyone with information may contact Crime Stoppers at 226-CRIM(E), pressing option 3 for Cary or contact Lt. Tony Godwin, Criminal Investigations, at (919) 469-4017.  All calls will be kept CONFIDENTIAL at caller's request.  

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MEDIA NOTE:  Police have video of the robbery.