A man robbed a store clerk at knifepoint. Police need your help to ID him.
Police are seeking the identity of a man who robbed a clerk in The Little Country Store at knifepoint.
Bradenton Police Department officers responded to the incident around 8:10 a.m. Thursday.
The suspect is described as a black male, 30 to 40 years old, 6 feet tall, with dark hair and some facial hair on his chin. He was wearing black jeans, a black beanie and a black jacket with a Chicago White Sox logo on the chest and three stripes on the arm, according to a news release from Bradenton police.
The suspect entered the The Little Country Store in the 800 block of 15th Street East and robbed the clerk at knifepoint before heading east on Martin Luther King Avenue East, the release said.
The victim suffered a minor laceration to her lip and was treated at the scene, according to the release.
Anyone with further information on the case is asked to call Detective Eleazar Garcia at 941-932-9373, or to remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1,000, call Crime Stoppers at 1-866-634-8477 (TIPS). Anonymous tips can also be submitted through the web at www.manateecrimestoppers.com.
Sara Nealeigh: 941-745-7081, @saranealeigh
This story was originally published December 15, 2016 at 5:45 PM with the headline "A man robbed a store clerk at knifepoint. Police need your help to ID him.."