Police seek help finding suspect who attempted to rob AmeriStop with gun

Police are asking for help in identifying a suspect in an attempted robbery Tuesday night at a Woodridge Boulevard business in Fairfield.

The suspect entered AmeriStop at about 10:15 p.m. with a wearing a hooded jacket with a scarf covering part of his face. He pointed a gun that was wrapped in some type of white cloth and demanded money, according to Fairfield Officer Doug Day.

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“He left without taking anything,” Day said.

The suspect fled in an SUV traveling toward Dixie Highway. The suspect is described as thin black male who stands between 5 feet, 10 inches and 6 feet tall.

Anyone with information is urged to call Fairfield police at 513-829-8201.

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