A masked gunman robbed the 7-11 store at 599 Lalor St. around 11:30 p.m. this past Wednsesday, Hamilton police said.
This is the 6th 7-11 robbed at gunpoint in less than 3 months. Just two days earlier the 7-11 on South Broad Street was robbed at gunpoint
This latest armed robbery adds to the mounting violent crime wave throughout the township that included a murder last month.
Employees told police a man dressed in a gray hoodie, dark knit hat, black pants, gray shoes, and a mask, entered the store and demanded cash from the registers. He then ran from the store toward Deutz Avenue and Henry Street.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Hamilton Police Detective Larry MacArthur at 609-689-5827 or
lmacarthur@hamiltonpd.org. Citizens can also leave an anonymous message on the Hamilton Police Crime Tip Hotline at 609-581-4008.