MANCHESTER -- Police say a gas station attendant in Whiting told them he was robbed of $1,500 and a Samsung Galaxy smart phone on Saturday night by a man wielding a knife.
The attendant told officers it was about 10 p.m., when the assailant approached the Lacey Road Gulf station on foot, brandished a large knife, then placed the point against the attendant's stomach and demanded cash, police said.
Police said the attendant told officers the assailant fled on foot down Lacey Road somewhere into the Ocean County darkness.
The attendant described the assailant as a black male, 5-foot-10 with a medium build, about age 30, with a beard and mustache, and wearing a blue and yellow hooded sweatshirt, police said.
Police said the K-9 unit was being used to try to track down the assailant.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the department at 732-657-6111, or Detective David Fusaro at 732-657-2009, ext. 4208. Anonymous tips can be submitted online at
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