ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Police are searching for a suspect after a clerk was assaulted during a robbery Wednesday afternoon at a Wawa store in Annapolis.
Anne Arundel County police officers assigned to the Southern District responded at about 1:10 p.m. Feb. 18, 2026 to the Wawa in the 600 block of Admiral Drive for a reported robbery.
A preliminary investigation determined a male suspect entered the store, assaulted a clerk and stole items from behind the counter before fleeing the area in a tan sedan.
The extent of the clerk’s injuries was not immediately released.
The suspect is described as a Black male in his late teens to early 20s, approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall. He was wearing a black mask, a white hood underneath a tan hoodie, black gloves, blue jeans and black boots.
Detectives with the Anne Arundel County Police Department’s Regional Crimes Unit are investigating.
Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 410-222-4730. Individuals wishing to remain anonymous may call the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line at 410-222-4700.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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