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Spokane Sheriff’s Office seeks convenience store robber

A man flees the scene of a robbery at a Spokane Valley convenience store shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Spokane County Sheriff
A man flees the scene of a robbery at a Spokane Valley convenience store shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. Spokane County Sheriff's Deputies are looking for any information that could lead to an arrest in the case. (Spokane County Sheriff's Office)
From staff reports
Spokane County sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man they say robbed a Spokane Valley convenience store last month. Surveillance footage shows the robber, clad in a red hooded sweatshirt, sunglasses and a kerchief over his face, enter the Zip Trip at 1403 N. Mullan Road shortly before 1 a.m. on Sept. 26. A clerk said she heard the front-door buzzer go off and emerged from a back office to find the robber brandishing a black handgun, according to a Spokane County Sheriff’s Office news release. The man, who the clerk described as in his 20s or 30s, fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash. A search of the area with a police dog was unsuccessful, according to the release. The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information about the robbery to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS or online at crimestoppersinlandnorthwest.org. A cash reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest.