An attempted armed robbery at a Town of Wheatfield Kwik Fill, 3945 Niagara Falls Blvd., resulted in the robber leaving with nothing, according to a report from the Niagara County Sheriff's Office.

The report says that a male entered the store, pointed a small handgun at him and demanded money from the register. Nothing was reported missing from the gas station at this time, but NCSO hasn't said why the intended thief left the store without the money he demanded.

The suspect is described as being possibly white, 5'5" tall with a stocky build. He was wearing a red hoody, dark winter hat, a dark bandana covering his face, black pants, dark gloves and dark colored boots.

The Criminal Investigation Bureau and Crime Scene Identification Unit were called to the scene to assist in the investigation. The investigation is continuing by the Criminal Investigation Bureau

The Sheriff's office has not said whether this attempted robbery is related to a recent string of robberies but there are several similarities between Saturday's night's failed robbery attempt and about a dozen successful robberies in the past month.

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