Public Safety

Knife-wielding robber assaults employee at Hawthorne gas station, deputies seek tips

Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies are seeking the public’s help after a masked man entered a Chevron station on U.S. Highway 301 in Hawthorne late Sunday night, vaulted the counter, assaulted an employee, and fled with a large amount of cash. Investigators say the suspect was dressed in black and gray and ran northward after the robbery. Authorities do not believe this incident is connected to a separate armed gas station robbery that occurred elsewhere in eastern Alachua County on May 10.

Sources: Mainstreet Daily News · WCJB TV20