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Gunman robs Cornell U.-area store
By Nate Lowry
Cornell Daily Sun (Cornell U.)
07/30/2007

(U-WIRE) ITHACA, N.Y. — At approximately 4:30 a.m. Thursday morning, a male armed with what was described as a semi-automatic handgun, entered the Wilson Farm convenience store located at 409 College Ave. demanding money from the cash register, according to a crime alert issued by CUPD.

The suspect then fled the store heading south with an undisclosed amount of money.

The store clerk described the suspect as an African-American male weighing approximately 250 pounds. The clerk also told police the gunman as wearing a ski mask.

Police are asking for anyone with information to contact the Ithaca Police Department at 607-272-9973.

Copyright ©2007 Cornell Daily Sun via UWire



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