The man entered the store, demanded all the money from the clerk and struck the clerk with a telephone before fleeing on foot. The clerk was not seriously injured. The robber is described as white, between 5 feet 10 inches and 6 feet tall, and possibly in his 20s. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and dark jeans. Police also are looking for a white man who was driving a blue or black Ford pickup that was in the area prior to the robbery.
Police believe the person had engine trouble and needed motor oil.
Edwin Steele had pleaded no contest in June to two counts of operating under the influence of liquor causing death. He was also sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in jail because he was driving on a suspended license. The two were walking along the shoulder of Black River Road on their way to a store. The Crawford County Board of Commissioners will start over after hearing that an animal ordinance it drafted that specifically targets pit bulls and wolf-dog hybrids is too broad and could be ruled unconstitutional. The board at its regular meeting Tuesday repealed the animal control ordinance it had adopted just last month.