Lake Wales armed robbery at gas station, police looking for two masked suspects

LAKE WALES, Fla. - Lake Wales police are searching for two suspects after an armed robbery at a gas station early on Friday morning.

Investigators say two masked people entered Quality Petroleum at 704 N Scenic Highway at around 2:02 a.m. 

Police say one suspect posed as a customer and approached the checkout counter with two Gatorade bottles. The other suspect moved behind the counter and showed the only employee on duty a black handgun before taking cash from the register.

Both suspects then left and headed south.

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Courtesy: Lake Wales Police Department.

Suspect descriptions

Suspect 1: Grey pants, with a possible logo, dark shoes, black sweatshirt, gloves, a multicolored mask and sunglasses.

Suspect 2: Black pants, black sweatshirt, black mask, gloves, sunglasses and armed with a handgun.

What you can do:

Anyone with information about this incident is being asked to contact the Lake Wales Police Department at (863) 678-4223 or to remain anonymous by calling Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-888-400-8477.

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