NICEVILLE — Officials with the Niceville Police Department are investigating an armed robbery that occurred early Thursday morning at an area convenience store.
The Tom Thumb store clerk told officers he was in the back of the store when he heard someone enter the front door, according to the Niceville Police offense report.
When the clerk came to the front he saw a black man, approximately 6-foot tall, pull out a 12-inch knife and demand money from the cash register and two packs of Newport short cigarettes.
The man told the clerk, "Sorry, I gotta do this man. My kids gotta eat." After taking the money, the man ran out of the store.
The suspect was last seen wearing a dark blue hoodie with a red scarf covering his face. He also was wearing dark jeans and black tennis shoes.
A perimeter search was set up, but the suspect was lost near Valparaiso Boulevard, the report said.
