Las Cruces Police are investigating the armed robbery of a Lohman Avenue convenience store late Thursday evening, and Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information that can help identify the suspect.
At about 9:30 p.m. Thursday, July 28, police were dispatched to the report of an armed robbery that occurred at the Shell Self-Serve and Food Mart at 926 E. Lohman Ave. Officers learned that the suspect entered the store armed with a knife, threatened an employee and demanded cash from the register.
The suspect fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. No injuries were reported.
The suspect, a man, concealed his identity by covering his face. He was wearing a striped white and black shirt, dark jeans and a baseball cap. He has several tattoos on his forearms.
Las Cruces Crime Stoppers is offering a $1,000 reward for information that helps identify the suspect. Anyone with information that can help identify him is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or send a tip by text message to CRIMES (274637), keyword LCTIPS.
The Crime Stoppers number and text messaging services are operational 24 hours a day and you do not have to give your name to collect a reward.
Information from Las Cruces Police