The subject faces the cashier during an armed robbery at Silver Creek Mini Mart in this surveillance camera screengrab provided by Floyd County police.
The subject holds a concealed item at the checkout counter of Silver Creek Mini Mart during an armed robbery in this surveillance camera screengrab provided by Floyd County police.
A Floyd County police car is seen parked outside the Silver Creek Mini Mart, December 10, 2012. (Brittany Hannah/RN-T)
Rome Pfc. Richard Penson and his K-9 Diesel walks in front of the Silver Creek Mini Mart after an armed robbery, December 10, 2012. (Brittany Hannah/RN-T)
Police searched the area near the store located at 5729 Rockmart Highway after the robbery, which occurred around 2 p.m.
A man described as a white male, thin, between 5 feet 8 inches tall and 5 feet 10 inches tall entered the store on foot.
He pushed past a customer and her son and leaned across the counter with a concealed object, according to Floyd County Police Sgt. Teri Davis.
The suspect asked for money and received an unspecified amount before running out of the store, taking a right and heading toward Craton Road behind the store.
Police called in a tracking dog in hopes of finding the suspect.
Pfc. Richard Penson tracked the direction with a K-9 unit and reported that the subject appeared to have left in a car once he reached the road.
No one was injured in the incident and it is currently under investigation.
Police are reviewing the footage of multiple security cameras that were recording the incident at the time.
The subject was wearing a hoodie and had most of his face concealed.
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