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Police: Ponytailed Robber Hits Circle K In Clearwater

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Published: January 15, 2009

CLEARWATER - A Circle K convenience store was robbed Thursday night by a man with a long blonde ponytail and a gray goatee.

At 7:25 p.m., the walked into the Circle K at 1501 Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard, approached the counter, and implied to the clerk that he had a gun, said Elizabeth Watts, spokeswoman for Clearwater's public safety departments.

He escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash, Watts said. Officers surrounded the area and tried using a police dog to track his whereabouts, but the effort was unsuccessful, she said.

The suspect is described as a white man in his early 50s, roughly 6 feet tall and about 180 pounds, Watts said. The blonde ponytail extends to the middle of the suspect's back. He was wearing blue jeans, a black leather jacket and a ball cap, she said.

Detectives are currently reviewing store surveillance video.

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