Crime

Olathe police seek convenience store robber

Olathe police on Monday released a surveillance picture of an armed robbery suspect wearing a red, white and blue top hat.

The robbery of a 7-Eleven occurred about 3:30 a.m. Sunday in the 1500 block of South Hamilton Circle.

The robber was armed with a handgun and escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash. Two clerks working at the time were not injured.

Anyone with information is asked to call Olathe police at 913-971-6950 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc

This story was originally published November 2, 2015 at 10:11 AM with the headline "Olathe police seek convenience store robber."

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