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Police: Machete-carrying man robs Cape Coral convenience store

Posted at 9:25 AM, Oct 28, 2019
and last updated 2019-10-28 18:38:52-04

CAPE CORAL, Fla. -- Police say a man armed with a machete robbed a Cape Coral 7-eleven store early Monday morning.

It happened around 2 a.m. Monday at the store on Andalusia Boulevard at Diplomat Parkway.

According to Cape Coral Police, the suspect was described as 6'2" tall, wearing a black mesh type mask and carrying a machete.

He left the store on foot, possibly heading southbound, with approximately $80 in cash.

If you have any information on the identity of the suspect, please contact the Cape Coral Police Department at 239-574-3223.

You can also submit an anonymous tip. Go to www.capecops.com/tips or text a tip- text CCPD+"Your Message" to CRIMES (274637).

Or you can call Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS. Please use this Case Report #19-020210.