Surveillance camera photo from April 15, 2018 robbery at Circle K Store in South Tucson.

Police in South Tucson are seeking a rosary-wearing bandit who robbed a Circle K at knife-point last month

The store at South 6th Avenue and East 30th Street was hit on April 15 about noon by a man who took a 10-inch kitchen knife out of his backpack and advanced on a store clerk, a department news release said.

The clerk retreated from the conflict and the man jumped the store counter and stole about $100 in tobacco products.

The robber is in his late teens or early 20s and between 5 feet 4 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall. He has a thin build, dark medium length hair, and was wearing a red short-sleeve shirt, tan pants , white athletic shoes with black trim and a dark backpack.

He also wore a "rosary with cross around neck," Β the news release said.

Anyone with information is asked to call 88-CRIME.


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