Gas station robber demands cash, cigarettes, cigars

A masked man with a handgun robbed a gas station convenience store near Wilmington, stealing cash from the till and grabbing cigarettes and cigars, state police said today.
The robbery happened at about 9:50 p.m. Sunday at a BP Shore Stop in the 3500 block of Miller Road, said state police spokesman Cpl. Jeff Whitmarsh.The man entered the store, displayed a black handgun and demanded money from the till, he said.
After the clerk complied, the man took several packs of Newport cigarettes and some cigars before fleeing on foot, he said.
The robber was described as about 6 feet tall, with an average build, and was wearing a mask, a black baseball cap, a dark-colored long-sleeved shirt with a collar and light-colored horizontal stripes, dark-colored pants (possibly green), white sneakers and white gloves.
Police released surveillance images of the man.