Police are looking for a man who they say robbed the Thornton’s on Winchester Road.
They say the man is armed and is considered dangerous.
Police have surveillance footage of him robbing the gas station. They say the robbery happened in the early morning hours of June 27th.
“This guy took a little extra time to go around behind the counter. He stood there, waited on the clerk to come over. Then once he had the cash, he tells him to lay down on the ground, face down and count to 60. I haven’t heard of that in years,” said Detective Marc Thomas with the Lexington Police Department.
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Thomas says that this is uncommon, considering most robberies just involve the robber coming in, demanding cash and then leaving.
He hopes that this may eventually help Lexington Police make an arrest.
“We find a lot of times too that these guys generally don’t change their clothes very regularly, or often. Or they have very few sets of clothes they wear routinely,” said Thomas.
Detective Thomas urges shop owners in the area to exercise caution.
If you know this person, you’re asked to call the Lexington Police at (859) 253-2020 to leave an anonymous tip. You can also text your tip, just text “LEX-PD” and your tip to ‘CRIMES.’
A cash reward is offered for information leading to an arrest.
