Rochester police search for suspect in gas station robbery – ABC 6 News

(ABC 6 News) – Rochester police are searching for the suspect in a gas station robbery Tuesday morning.

According to RPD, a 73-year-old man who worked at a Holiday gas station at 400 4th St SE reported that he was attacked and robbed by an unknown suspect around 4 a.m

The employee asked the suspect, who had reportedly been in the restroom for an extended period of time, to leave the restroom so he could clean it.

Police allege the suspect then became upset and punched the employee before running behind the register.

The employee tried to get the suspect to leave, but was struck again when he tried to confront him. According to police, the man sprayed the suspect with “pepper spray,” or chemical aerosol, then the suspect grabbed several packs of cigarettes before running out of the store.

According to RPD, the employee did not require medical attention.