BOCA RATON, Fla. – Police are searching for a gun-wielding man who is believed to have robbed a BP gas station and Walgreens store in Boca Raton this week.
The first robbery was reported at about 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at a BP gas station at 5440 W. Glades Road.
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Surveillance video shows a man, who was wearing a black jacket, a white or tan mask and a hat, enter the store.
Police said the man pulled out a silver handgun and demanded money from the cash registers. Police said an employee put the money in a plastic shopping bag.
Just 15 minutes later, another robbery was reported at a Walgreens at 1851 Clint Moore Road.
Police said the robber was dressed similarly to the person who robbed the BP gas station. In the second robbery, the man also brandished a silver handgun and demanded an employee give him money from one of the cash registers.
Police said the robber had the employee dump the money in a trash can.
An employee told detectives that he believes the same man robbed the Walgreens on July 11.
No one was injured in any of the robberies.
Anyone with information about the identity of the robber is asked to call Palm Beach County Crime Stoppers at 800-458-TIPS.
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