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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; A deli on Blackman Street was robbed by an armed suspect Wednesday afternoon, according to an employee.</p><p>Patrick Barrett said a man walked in Pete&#8217;s Deli shortly after 3 p.m. with two lottery tickets. One of the tickets was a winner worth $5.</p><p>When Barrett opened the cash register, he said the suspect then ordered him to empty the drawer, warning: &#8220;I&#8217;m serious. I have a gun.&#8221;</p><p>Barrett saw him reach into his pocket and saw part of the gun.</p><p>&#8220;I just froze up,&#8221; he recalled. He then handed him what police estimated to be about $300.</p><p>The suspect was described as a white male in his 30s, 6 feet tall, with a shaved head and five-o&#8217;clock shadow. He was wearing a red bandanna on his head and a gray, white, and orange hoodie.</p><p>There are five surveillance cameras at the front of the property, said Jen Ritell, another employee. The owner of the deli looked over video footage with police to help identify the suspect, who fled on foot southbound on Brown Street.</p><p>Barrett said officers plan to examine fingerprints found on the lottery tickets to learn more.</p><p><strong>Check www.timesleader.com for further updates.</strong></p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Peter&#8217;s Deli on Blackman Street in Wilkes-Barre was the site of an armed robbery Wednesday afternoon. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_TTL110217armed-robbery1-2.jpg</photo0><caption0>Peter&#8217;s Deli on Blackman Street in Wilkes-Barre was the site of an armed robbery Wednesday afternoon. </caption0><photoCredit0>Aimee Dilger | Times Leader </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Kulsoom Khan</p><p>kkhan@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div>

Armed robber gets cash from Wilkes-Barre deli