Masked Armed Robber Takes Cash From Gas Station: Police

CANTON, GA -- The Cherokee Sheriff's Office is investigating an armed robbery reported early Sunday afternoon at a gas station in the Free Home community. Deputies were dispatched to Homer's at 12099 Cumming Highway around 12:09 p.m. Oct. 8.

They arrived at the store and met with an attendant, who said a male entered the store, brandished a black handgun and demanded money from the register, the sheriff's office said Monday.

The subject fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash, and was seen traveling along the east side of the store towards the wooded area behind the business (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app).

The male subject is between 5 feet, 5 inches and 5 feet, 7 inches tall with an average build. He was captured on surveillance cameras wearing a gray hoodie with an emblem on the front and a motorcycle on the back, possibly with an insignia that reads “West Coast Choppers."

He was also wearing dark pants and gray shoes as well as a mask, sunglasses and gloves to conceal his identity. Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call 9-1-1 or the Cherokee Sheriff's Office's Criminal Investigation Division at 770-928-0239.

Images via Cherokee Sheriff's Office