Suspect Sought in Smoke Shop Armed Robbery

Easton Police are looking for a man that allegedly committed armed robbery this morning at around 8:30 a.m. at Smokes 2 Go, in the same shopping center as Wawa, on Larry Holmes Drive.

The suspect, a black male in his 30s, is about 5-foot-8-inches tall with dark facial hair. At the time of the robbery, he was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt underneath a jacket, with dark pants with a white stripe, and sneakers, report police.

He displayed a dark colored automatic handgun while robbing the store of an undisclosed amount of cash, authorities added.

The robber then fled in a dark blue GMC Envoy, and police say they think he headed south over the Third Street Lehigh River bridge towards Southside Easton.

A press release from the EPD added that the suspect also appears to have an unusual gait when he walks.

Police asking anybody with information relating to the suspect or vehicle to call EPD detectives at 610-250-6667 or 610-759-2200.