Police looking for leads in Philly Connection Robbery

The Philly Connection, in southern Laurel County, was robbed Sunday morning.

Laurel County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for the man who robbed Philly Connection in North Corbin Sunday morning.

According to Sheriff John Root, the robber came into the store about 11:30 a.m., threatened the employee with what he said was a gun in his pocket and demanded the money from the register.

The robber then fled the scene in what investigators describe as a SUV style vehicle.

“There were actually two employees in the store at the time but the whereabouts of the other is unknown,” said Deputy Gilbert Acciardo, the department’s public affairs officer.

The robber is described as a white male wearing a shirt style jacket and blue jeans.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the sheriff’s department at (606) 864-6600 or (606) 878-7000. Callers may remain anonymous.

The sheriff’s department has several open robbery investigations in southern Laurel County, including two at the BP/Krystal within days in 2013, a drive-by robbery of the manager at Spur Oil #4 and the Shell gas station on Ky. 770.

Investigators said there does not appear to be any connection between those robberies and this latest one.