Police on lookout for suspect in armed robbery at Lebanon convenience store

Staff reports 7:08 a.m.


Police on lookout for suspect in armed robbery at Lebanon convenience store

Surveillance images of Saturday's armed robbery at Hometown Mobil in South Lebanon.

SOUTH LEBANON, Maine - State Police are on the lookout for a man they say robbed Hometown Mobil at gunpoint on Saturday.

The heist unfolded around 5:55 p.m. when officials say a masked man entered the Route 202 convenience store, brandished a small black handgun, and demanded cash.

He then fled the store in a black sedan headed toward East Rochester, N.H.

The suspect is described as a white male, about 5'8" tall and 170 pounds.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Trooper Benjamin Handzel at (207) 624-7076. Tips can be anonymous.