Police are investigating an attempted robbery at an Ansonia gas station on Tuesday night.
Police were responding to the Shell Gas Station at 696 Main St. at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday after a panic alarm went off when dispatchers said it was possible that an attempted robbery had just occurred.
Once officers arrived at the gas station, they verified that’s what happened.
A man tried to rob the store, got into an altercation with the clerk and fled, police said.
The clerk then chased the man west on Division Street, toward Webster Bank, but lost sight of him.
The man who tried to rob the store was wearing gray sweatpants, a mask, and a black and white sweatshirt, police said.
Police said the clerk sustained a slight injury to his back.
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Police ask anyone who recognizes the man to call the Ansonia Police Department Detective Division at 203-735-1885.
