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Robber sought in armed holdup of gas station

By WFTV Web Staff
By WFTV Web Staff
Volusia County sheriff’s detectives are investigating an early-morning armed robbery at a gas station in DeBary.
The robbery was reported shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday at the Kangaroo station at 312 Dirksen Drive. The on-duty clerk told deputies a male individual came into the store, displayed a knife and demanded money. The robber left with cash and some merchandise. The clerk was uninjured, police said.
The robber was described as a thin black male between the ages of 17 and 20, about 5 feet 5 inches tall and wearing a white towel around his head.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 386-668-3830 or contact Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida at 888-277-TIPS, or submit a tip by downloading the “P3TIPS” smartphone app.
Crime Stoppers tipsters will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $5,000.
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