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Jewett police are looking for at least two men who robbed a check-cashing store in the town's Windmill Plaza on Friday.
Police Chief Marty Navarro said the store's owner, John Lucas, tried to resist when a man pulled a gun on him around 10:40 a.m., and another man entered and knocked him to the floor before tying him up.
The gun looked like a semiautomatic handgun, possibly a 9 mm, Navarro said.
The first man held the gun on Lucas while the other took money from the cashier's drawer, Navarro said.
The pair left with an undisclosed amount of money and some of Lucas' personal belongings.
Lucas was able to untie himself and call 911, Navarro said.
The merchant was treated at the scene for a minor injury.
"Other than that, he was pretty lucky," Navarro said.
Lucas was able to provide a description of one man, and police said surveillance footage from nearby businesses suggested that more than two people could be involved.
One of the robbers is described as Hispanic, about 5 feet 6 inches tall and 160 pounds. He had a mustache and had bushy hair sticking out from a baseball cap. He was wearing blue jeans and a blue-and-white striped shirt at the time of the robbery.
It's unclear whether the men left on foot or by vehicle, Navarro said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Jewett Police Department at 903-626-7100 or the Leon County Sheriff's Office at 903-536-2749.
The below map shows police calls reported by the College Station Police Department each day from 6 a.m. to 6 a.m. (indicated by blue markers), police calls reported by the Bryan Police Department daily from 12 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. (indicated by yellow markers), as well as incidents reported by The Eagle in Bryan, College Station and surrounding areas (indicated by red markers). Click on individual incidents or markers for details.
Editor's Note: The Eagle has produced this map based on information provided by the College Station and Bryan Police Departments. The map does not include all calls for service and the information is preliminary. Data provided by the police department may not accurately reflect the nature of the calls, and the status of reported incidents may change after further investigation. Locations are approximate.
