Public Safety

Armed robber threatens Hawthorne gas station employee with knife, flees with cash

An Alachua County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a robbery at a Chevron station on U.S. Highway 301 in Hawthorne late Sunday night, where a masked suspect vaulted the counter, assaulted an employee, and stole a significant amount of cash at knifepoint before fleeing northward on foot. Investigators have determined the incident is unrelated to a separate armed gas station robbery that occurred elsewhere in eastern Alachua County on May 10. The Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for any information that could help identify the suspect.

Sources: Mainstreet Daily News · WCJB TV20