(9-17-23) Around 2:24 a.m. on Saturday, September 16th, the Botkins Police Department along with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Circle K at 500 E. State Street in Botkins Ohio on reports of a robbery.

A man believed to be in his late 20s or early 30s entered the Circle K store and produced a hatchet. He demanded that the clerk open the cash register.

The man was wearing a blue hoodie sweatshirt and jeans.

The suspect left the scene in a silver car with a black bumper and went east on East State Street toward Interstate 75.

This incident is currently under investigation. If you have any information regarding this incident you should contact the Botkins Police Department at (937) 693-4341.