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QuikTrip robber flees scene on bicycle

  • The Wichita Eagle
  • Published Tuesday, March 12, 2013, at 8:13 a.m.
  • Updated Sunday, May 5, 2013, at 11:09 a.m.

A man who claimed he was armed robbed a west Wichita QuikTrip and then rode off on a bicycle early Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The robbery occurred just before 5:30 a.m. at 324 S. West, a Sedgwick County dispatch supervisor said. The man came into the convenience store and handed the clerk a note stating it was a robbery. He also indicated he had a gun.

After getting the money from the clerk, the robber then left the area heading north on a bike, the supervisor said.

The victim told police the alleged robber is a white man in his 50s with gray hair and a full beard. He has a medium build and is about 5-foot-8. He wore a black jacket, tan pants and a blue stocking cap. He had electrical tape on his fingers.

Reach Stan Finger at 316-268-6437 or sfinger@wichitaeagle.com.

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