The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division is investigating a robbery which took place on Friday, at approximately 8 a.m. at the Trading Post, a convenience store at 4869 Pattontown Road in Ooltewah.
The robber, described as a short, heavy-set, white male, wearing khaki pants and a grey-hooded sweatshirt, brandished a black semi-automatic pistol and demanded money from the clerk. The clerk handed the robber an undisclosed amount of money and he then fled from the store on foot.
HCSO detectives investigating the robbery are requesting anyone with information to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 423 622-0022.