From the Arcata Police Department:

On 7/12/16 at about 11:12 PM, Arcata Police Department responded to Gas For Less, 3197 Alliance Rd, for a reported robbery.

Officers contacted the clerk who said a single suspect entered the business with a firearm similar to either a shotgun or a muzzle loader rifle in hand.  The suspect demanded cash and then fled N/B on Alliance Rd.

The suspect was described as a white male adult, approximately 5‘10” tall and 140 pounds.  The suspect was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood up, gray sweatpants, and a black mask that covered the bottom portion of his face.

Anybody who has information about the robbery is asked to contact the Arcata Police Department.