Car taken at knifepoint on Central in Midtown: MPD
MPD said it happened on June 6, just before 11 p.m., at the Mapco in the 2100 block of Central Avenue and Cooper Street.
The victim said she was approached by a man armed with a knife. She said the man demanded her keys and fled the scene in her Encore.
MPD has released images of a suspect described as being approximately 20 to 25 years old, standing between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall, and weighing around 170 pounds..
He was wearing a black Nike hat, a watch, a black t-shirt, khaki shorts, and white tennis shoes.
He possibly has tattoos on both arms.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 528-CASH.
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