Fourth armed robbery in week reported in Greene
A fourth armed robbery has been reported in Greene County in seven days.
State police reported a man entered O’Reilly’s Pub, 229 Mt. Morris Road, in the village of Mt. Morris, about 2 a.m. Sunday, brandishing what appeared to be a black semi-automatic handgun. Police said he took money from the register and the two people inside – the owner, a 50-year-old man from Mt. Morris, and the bartender, a 48-year-old woman from Wana, W.Va.
The suspect was described as standing 5 feet 9 to 6 feet with a thin build and wearing a black bandana, a dark long-sleeved top, dark jeans, gloves and blue tennis shoes. He reportedly fled in a northerly direction.
About 10:30 p.m. Thursday, state police said a man entered Top Hat Bar, 2939 E. Roy Furman Highway, Monongahela Township, showed a similar weapon to the staff and demanded cash in the register. Police said the man fled with $700.
That incident was preceded by robberies in Franklin Township on back-to-back nights. Just before 10 p.m. Tuesday, a man walked into the Marathon gas station at 1550 E. High St., showed a gun to the clerk and demanded money, which the clerk gave him. And around midnight Monday, a man entered the 7-Eleven convenience store at 1265 E. High St., displayed a knife and tried to rob the store. The clerk locked himself in the office; the suspect left without money.
The suspect in the three earlier incidents was described as a thin, 6-foot-tall white man, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black pants and a black bandana covering his face, a description similar to that offered by Sunday’s victims.
Police said anyone with information should call Trooper Lucas Borkowski at 724-627-6151.