Police searching for man who robbed Paso mini-mart

Police are looking for a man who robbed a mini-mart in Paso Robles.

Just before the mini-mart in the Plaza del Sol, 1514 Spring St. closed Thursday night, a man walked in with a box cutter demanding money, according to police.

He threatened the clerk, who was the only person in the store, went behind the register and stole several hundred dollars in cash, according to police.

The man is described as white, 17 to 18 years old, 5-feet-8-inches and very thin, according to police. He was wearing a blue beanie hat, a dark hooded sweatshirt, jeans and white tennis shoes.

No one was hurt in the robbery.

-- P. Kim Bui