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Man caught on camera robbing convenience store

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PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) -

A man robbed a SE Portland convenience store at gunpoint and fled on foot.

The robbery was reported shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday.

The clerk at the Penny Saver Market, located at 6643 SE Harold Street, reported a man walked into the store and demanded cash at gunpoint. The clerk was not hurt.

In surveillance video, the man can be seen pulling a bandanna over his face as he approaches the counter, setting a gun on the counter and grabbing money from the clerk's hand as the clerk removes the cash from the register.

Officers searched the surrounding neighborhood with a police K-9, but did not find the man.

The robber is described as a white man in his late 30s or early 40s. The clerk estimates he was about 5'3" to 5'6" tall with a thin build. He was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt.

Anyone with information about this robbery can provide tips by emailing CrimeTips@PortlandOregon.gov.

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