Derby police searching for armed robbery suspect

By Register Staff 
DERBY – Derby Police are searching for a suspect in an armed robbery that occurred Wednesday morning.
According to a police press release, officers responded to a reported robbery at Tim’s Food Mart at 195 Seymour Avenue just before 8 a.m.
A clerk reportedly told police that a man dressed in a Dallas Cowboys hoodie and New York Yankees baseball cap came into the store with a knife and tried to take money from the cash register.
The clerk struggled with the suspect, and he reportedly hit her in the hand with the knife before fleeing on foot.
The clerk was taken to Griffin Hospital and is in stable condition.
Police found the hoodie and baseball cap nearby, where the suspect discarded them while fleeing.
Police are asking anyone with information on the person who owns these items to call them at (203) 735-7811. All calls will stay anonymous.