Grocery held up by armed robber

2009-1205_robbery.jpgAnacortes Police have released this sketch of a man they say used a handgun to hold up Steinman's Grocery on 12th St. on Saturday afternoon.

The Police said the man entered Steinman's shortly after noon Saturday, pulled out a handgun and told the lone employee to give him the money from the cash register. After being given an undisclosed amount of cash, the man fled the business on foot.

Officers searched the area, but the suspect wasn't located.

The suspect was described as a clean shaven white male in his late-20s to mid-30s, about 6 feet to 6'2" tall with a thin build. Police ask that anyone with information call the Police at 293-4684.