Crime

He asked for a bottle of vodka and the money in the register, police say. Do you know him?

Clovis police are searching for a man seen on surveillance video Thursday robbing a liquor store with a handgun.

Video shows a man walking into Stop-N-Shop Liquor at 777 W. Ashlan Ave. holding a black handgun.

Police say the man asked for a bottle of Taaka Vodka and the money in the register.

The clerk is seen handing the man the bottle of vodka and money before the man turns around and casually walks out of the store with the items and the gun.

The suspect was wearing a half white mask and a black and white plaid flannel shirt with a gray hoodie and blue jeans.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 559-324-2800 or to report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 559-498-7867.

Ashleigh Panoo: 559-441-6010, @AshleighPanoo

This story was originally published May 29, 2019 at 12:07 PM with the headline "He asked for a bottle of vodka and the money in the register, police say. Do you know him?."

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