Detectives Investigating Robbery Of DeBary Gas Station

Date Added: January 18, 2018 1:00 pm

Andrew Gant
Office of Public Affairs & Media Relations

DETECTIVES INVESTIGATING ROBBERY OF DEBARY GAS STATION

Volusia County sheriff’s detectives are investigating an early-morning armed robbery at a gas station in DeBary.

The robbery was reported shortly before 4 a.m. Thursday at the Kangaroo station at 312 Dirksen Drive. The on-duty clerk told deputies a male suspect came into the store, displayed a knife and demanded money. She wasn’t injured. The suspect left with cash and some merchandise.

The suspect was described as a thin black male between the ages of 17-20, about 5’5” and wearing a white towel around his head.

Detectives are actively investigating this case. The video is available at https://youtu.be/a7PeqK5OxZA.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 386-668-3830 or contact Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida at 888-277-TIPS, or submit a tip by downloading the “P3TIPS” smartphone app. Crime Stoppers tipsters will remain anonymous and may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $5,000.