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Sheriff's office looking for gas station robbery suspect

The suspect is described as a white male between 5'3" and 5'7" and was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt with neon lettering, gray pants & a black facemask.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect wanted in a gas station robbery last Thursday.

According to the sheriff's office, the robbery happened at the Conoco gas station at 8263 S. Quebec St. in Centennial. That's near East Arapahoe Road and South Havana Street.

The suspect is described as a white male, between 5'3" and 5'7", according to ACSO. The suspect was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt with neon lettering, gray pants, gray shoes and a black facemask.

According to ACSO, the suspect entered the store at about 4:30 p.m. and pointed a handgun at the clerk, demanding the cash drawer.

Credit: Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office

The clerk handed the suspect the drawer, ACSO said.

As the suspect was leaving, he fired a shot into the ceiling and was last seen traveling southbound on foot, according to ACSO.

Anyone with information about this robbery is asked to call the ACSO tip line at 720-874-8477.

Metro Denver Crime Stoppers  

Anyone with information about metro Denver crimes can call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867 or by visiting metrodenvercrimestoppers.com. Tipsters can remain anonymous and may be eligible for a reward of up to $2,000. 

Metro Denver Crime Stoppers works by assigning a code to people who anonymously submit a tip. Information is shared with law enforcement, and Crime Stoppers are notified at the conclusion of the investigation. 

From there, an awards committee reviews the information provided and, if the information leads to an arrest, the tipster will be notified. Rewards can be collected using the code numbers received when the tip was originally submitted. 

More information about Metro Denver Crime Stoppers can be found here. 

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