Connecticut State Police are trying to identify a suspect who robbed a Mobil gas station in Essex at knifepoint Sunday.
According to police, a male suspect entered the Mobil Gas Station at 55 Main Street in Essex just before 9 p.m. The clerk told police the suspect was armed with a knife and demanded money. When the clerk realized the suspect was serious, he complied.
The suspect left the store and fled south on Main Street.
The suspect was wearing a camouflage hooded jacket, a white handkerchief-style mask, dark shorts and dark sneakers with white soles.
Anyone with information on this crime or who recognizes the suspect pictured above is asked to contact State Police Troop F at 860-399-2100.
