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St. Cloud Police Investigating After Armed Robbery In J.C. Penney Store

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Authorities in St. Cloud are investigating after an armed robbery Monday afternoon inside a J.C. Penney department store.

The St. Cloud Police Department says the robbery occurred around 3 p.m. inside the store located on the 4200 block of Division Street West. The robber went to the jewelry department, displayed a handgun, threatened the clerk, and demanded jewelry.

The clerk gave the robber an undisclosed amount of jewelry. The robber ran out of the store, fleeing into the west parking lot. Police are still searching for him.

Investigators described the suspect as a man between the ages of 35 and 40, standing about 5-feet, 9-inches tall. During the robbery, he wore a black jacket over a white shirt, a white baseball cap, and a black face mask.

Anyone with information on the robbery is asked to call St. Cloud police at 320-251-1200 or leave an anonymous tip with Tri-County Crime Stoppers.

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