Police searching for gas station thief

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Maricopa police are looking for a person who stole cash from the Express Stop gas station at 17590 N. John Wayne Parkway on New Year’s Eve.

Police spokesman Ricky Alvarado said at around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, a person reached over a counter and grabbed money from an open register while another customer was conducting a transaction with the clerk. The thief then left on foot east across State Route 347.

No weapons were used in the incident. No one was injured.

Police describe the person as a 6-foot-1, 180-pound black male. He was wearing dark pants and a red hoodie pulled tight around his face.

The incident is still under investigation. Police are in the process of retrieving security tape footage of the incident, Alvarado said.

Anyone with information can contact the police department at 520-568-3673. The department’s silent witness hotline is 520-316-6900.