COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police are searching for a man who jumped over a Big Lots counter and displayed a brass knuckle-style knife in west Columbus on Tuesday.
Police say around 1:30 p.m., a man entered the Big Lots store on Roberts Road, grabbed a beverage out of a cooler and approached the counter.
The clerk rang up the beverage and the suspect gave her a $5 bill. As the clerk opened the register, the suspect jumped over the counter and showed the knife.
The clerk backed away and the suspect took the cash from the register. He left the store and was last seen running eastbound.
The suspect is described as being 5-feet 8-inches tall, weighs about 140 pounds, and has black hair. He was wearing a black t-shirt, dark pants and a blue surgical mask.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact the Columbus Police Robbery Unit at 614-645-4665.
