Boulder police are looking for a brazen armed robber who held up a grocery store in the middle of the afternoon.
The robbery took place at about 3:50 p.m. at the King Soopers at 3600 block of Table Mesa Drive, police said in a news release.
The robbery occurred after the man walked up to the customer service counter and asked for a pack of cigarettes, police said. As the clerk opened the cash drawer the robber showed a handgun, tucked into his waistband, and demanded money.
He fled with an undisclosed amount of cash and jumped into the passenger side of a beige, older-model compact car on the southwest side of the building.
The car headed north on Gillaspie Drive, a witness told investigators.
Anyone with information on the robbery or a suspect is asked to call Boulder County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or 1-800-444-3776.
Tipsters can also call Det. Kurt Foster at 303-441-3330.
Tips can also be submitted via the Crime Stoppers Web site at .
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822 or knicholson@denverpost.com.
