Uni-Mart robber injures clerk, evades State College police

The Uni-Mart located at 1320 E. College Ave. was robbed at about 10:30 a.m. yesterday, the State College Police Department said.

The suspect brandished at least one blunt instrument and fled the scene on foot, police said.

The suspect is described as a middle-aged black male, approximately 6 feet 1 inch to 6 feet 2 inches tall, and was wearing a green army coat, gray tousle cap and sneakers, police said.

The clerk was injured during the robbery and is currently being treated at Centre Community Hospital with head and chest injuries, police said. The seriousness of the injuries has not yet been determined, but the clerk is conscious, police said.

Police would like to speak with the white male who was jogging on Squirrel Drive toward Branch Road at the time of the robbery, police said. The jogger is described as approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall and was wearing a gray sweatsuit.

Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact the State College Police Department.

-- by Brian McClintock