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Officers of the Bellefontaine Police Department are investigating an armed robbery at 2:54 a.m. today at Speedway, 600 E. Sandusky Ave.
The suspect, who was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and pants, was spotted by an officer on patrol exiting the convenience store and stop at the corner of the building before spotting the police cruiser.
The suspect took off running.
The officer drove up to the building and began to follow the footsteps in the snow. A clerk came out of the store and yelled he had been robbed at gunpoint.
Other officers converged on the scene and a canine unit was brought in. It was able to track the suspect’s path for a significant distance before losing the trail.
The suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Anyone with information can call police at (937) 599-1010.