Crime & Safety

Armed Robbery at Shell Gas Station in Kennesaw

A man used a small handgun to rob the Cobb Parkway business Sunday morning.

Cobb County Police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a in Kennesaw Sunday morning.

At about 9 a.m., a man wearing a mask entered the 2145 Cobb Parkway business, took out a small handgun and demanded money from a store employee, said Sgt. Dana Pierce of the Cobb County Police.

The man took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled northbound on foot towards Cobb Parkway, said Pierce.

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Investigators describe the robber as a thin, 5'10-tall black male with a medium skin tone in his early 20s. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and a white mask.

Anyone with information about the crime should contact police at 770-499-3945.

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