CHAPEL HILL – Chapel Hill Police need your help to find the suspect in an armed robbery at the Wilco-Hess near Harrington Bank on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. early Sunday morning.

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Police report a suspect wearing a pink hoodie with “PEACE” in large letters above “College” in smaller letters forced the store clerk to surrender the money by pointing a small silver revolver at the clerk.

The suspect was described as a black male from 5’11” to 6’1″ tall, medium build, medium complexion, clean shaven, wearing dark pants, and a white baseball cap with a silver sticker on the bill.

Anyone with information that leads to an arrest could receive a cash reward up to $2,000. If you have information, call the Chapel Hill Police Department at 919-968-2760 or Crime Stoppers at 919-942-7515. You can also leave tips online at crimestoppers-chcunc.org.

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