Crime & Safety

Deputies Search for Armed Robbery Suspect

Man wanted for robbing convenience store.

Richland County Sheriff deputies are searching for a suspect they say robbed a gas station.

At about 11 p.m. on  June 1, officers responded to a robbery at the Pitt Stop at 5901 Monticello Road. 

Sheriff Leon Lott said an unknown man entered the business brandishing what appeared to be a gun and demanded money. The suspect stole money from the register, then fled the store.

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