Police Search for Suspects in Check Into Cash Robbery

The Portage County Sheriff's Office is looking for two men who robbed the store on S.R. 59 just outside the city limits Wednesday.

The two men entered the store, armed with guns, at 1677 E. Main St. in Franklin Township just before 10:30 Wednesday morning. Only the store's clerk was inside at the time.

The men demanded to know where the store's money was at, and one suspect forced the woman to the back of the store while the other searched the front for cash, according to the sheriff's office.

"When this was unsuccessful, the clerk was brought back up to the front of the business," according to the sheriff's office. "At this time the other subject had located some cash that was in another location. The clerk was then escorted to the back of the business where she was put in a bathroom and the subjects closed the door."

The clerk activated the store's burglary alarm after the men left. It's unknown if they left in a car or on foot.

The suspect were described as:

• Suspect one: a black male, medium skin color, in his thirties, 5 feet 6 inches tall, medium build, short beard and mustache. This subject did not have his hoodie up but was wearing a knit cap.  
• Suspect two: a black male, lighter skin color, in his thirties, 5 feet 10 inches tall, medium build, no facial hair. This subject had his hoodie pulled up.   

Anyone with information about the suspects or the robbery can call the sheriff's office at 330-296-5100.