Agency River Mart Robbed at Gunpoint, Suspect at Large

Burlington Police are on the hunt for a man who robbed an Agency Street Gas Station at gunpoint last night.

At around 10:56 pm officers were first dispatched to the River Mart at 2107 Agency Street to a report of an an armed robbery that had just taken place.

Witnesses say that a black male wearing dark colored clothing and something covering his face had entered the store armed with a handgun. Once inside of the store the suspect demanded cash and left the store with an undisclosed amount of US currency.

The suspect was last seen running east from the front of the store.

Additional information will be released when it becomes available.

Anyone with information pertaining to this robbery is encouraged to contact the Burlington Police Department at (319) 753-­8366 or the Burlington Iowa Area Crime Stoppers at (319) 753­6835.