The robber gets away with an undisclosed amount of cash, town police say.
The US Gas station in Hackettstown was robbed just after 5:50 p.m. Saturday and a clerk was injured, town police report.
A robber displayed a handgun, struck a clerk in the head with the weapon and left the station at 104 Route 46 with an undisclosed amount of cash, police said.
Before police arrived, the robber ran north in the alley between 111 and 113 Main St., police said.
The victim was transported by Hackettstown Rescue Squad to Hackettstown Regional Medical Center, police said. They did not have an updated condition for the victim.
There were conflicting descriptions of the robber, so detectives were still trying to develop a consistent description before releasing more details on the robber's appearance, police said.
Anyone who saw anything suspicious near the station at the time of the robbery is asked to call police at 908-852-3302 or text TIP HACKPD followed by a message to 888-777, police said.
Mansfield Township police and the Washington Township, Morris County, K-9 unit assisted, police said.
Tony Rhodin may be reached at arhodin@lehighvalleylive.com. Follow him on Twitter @TonyRhodin. Find lehighvalleylive.com on Facebook.
