Via Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD).
Police are investigating a gas station robbery that occurred July 5 in Rockville and are looking for two suspects.
At about 9:45 p.m., Rockville City Police and the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) responded to the Shell Gas Station on Gaither Road for an armed robbery, according to a release from MCPD.
According to police, two suspects entered the gas station store, pointed guns at the employee and announced the robbery. Both suspects went behind the counter and “removed a large amount of vape pens and tobacco products from the shelves.” They were armed with handguns, police said.
MCPD said no cash was taken. Both suspects left on foot.
Police posted images of the suspects in the release. MCPD described the first suspect as “a Black male with a thin build, wearing a distinctive black hoody with white smiley faces on it. He wore a black ski mask, black pants, black shoes and carried a black sling backpack.”
Police described the second suspect as “a Black male with a thin build and wore a black hoody with the word “Kings” in white lettering on the front of the hoody. He also wore a black ski mask, black pants, and black shoes.”
The police department asks anyone with information to call the Major Crimes Division at 240-773-5070 or 240-773-TIPS, or call Crime Solvers of Montgomery County at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477).
Up to $10,000 is offered for information that leads to the suspects’ arrests. Callers can be anonymous.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – Major Crimes Division are investigating a commercial robbery that occurred on Tuesday, July 5, 2022.https://t.co/VNzTQRaN2l#MCPD #MCPNews #Robbery pic.twitter.com/jZQTCDp6ub
— Montgomery County Department of Police (@mcpnews) July 12, 2022
