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Richard H. Atkins, 56, of the 100 block of East Main Street, Ephrata, targeted the Getty Mart at 644 E. Main St., Ephrata, police said.
Atkins entered the store, displayed a knife and demanded money from the clerk, police said. He ran from the Getty Mart with an undisclosed amount of cash.
No one was injured in the 6:42 p.m. incident, police said.
Police remained in the area, searching for the robber.
They first found some items that were taken from Getty Mart and then — about two hours after the heist — located Atkins hiding in an alley in the 600 block of East Main Street, police said.
He was charged with robbery before District Judge Jene Wilwerth and sent to Lancaster County Prison in lieu of $75,000 cash bail.
