According to the Hegins Township Police, on Saturday, October 16th, 2021, at 8:36 pm, police were dispatched to the Family Dollar located at 30 Forest Drive, Hegins, for the report of an armed robbery.
It was reported to police that after 8 pm a man with a gun entered the Family Dollar, pointed the gun at a store employee, and ordered the store employee to open the cash register.
The suspect took an undisclosed amount of money from the drawer of the cash register then fled the Family Dollar in an unknown direction.
The suspect was described to be a male approximately 6 feet tall with a slender build: he wore a black hat, black jeans, black shoes, winter gloves and a camouflage hunting mask.
If anyone has information about this incident they are asked to contact the Hegins Township Police Department at (570) 682-3133.