Police probe robbery of gas station

staff report

YOUNGSTOWN — Police said a man armed with a knife took an unspecified amount of money from the Speedway station at 1 N. Meridian Road.

A cashier told police that the man entered the store shortly after 8 p.m. Saturday and pulled the knife, demanding money from the cash register.

She said she gave him the money and he ran out the door on the east side of the building.

He was described as a white man about 6 feet tall and weighing approximately 170 pounds. He had blue eyes and wore a black hoodie, black pants and black boots.