Surveillance imagery shows an alleged armed robber at the Wilder Smart Shop/Mobil gas station located at 906 Hartford Ave. in White River Junction, Vt., on Jan. 17, 2017. (Courtesy Hartford Police)
Surveillance imagery shows an alleged armed robber at the Wilder Smart Shop/Mobil gas station located at 906 Hartford Ave. in White River Junction, Vt., on Jan. 17, 2017. (Courtesy Hartford Police) Credit: —

Hartford — Police are searching for a man who they say robbed the Wilder Smart Shop Mobil gas station with a gun on Tuesday night.

It was the second armed robbery on a short stretch of Route 5 this week, but police believe two different men are responsible because of witness descriptions and surveillance video, Hartford Police Maj. Brad Vail said in an interview today.

Around 8:30 Tuesday night, an armed man entered the Wilder Mobil at 906 Hartford Ave. and handed the clerk a bag to fill with cash, Hartford police said in a news release. He then fled on foot toward Hewitt Street and got into a car that was waiting for him on Wilder Street, according to police.

The suspect is described as a white male who stands about 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 170 to 180 pounds. He was wearing cargo pants, sneaker boots, a gray jacket with a green jacket underneath it and gloves.

Around 1 a.m. Sunday, the Cumberland Farms at 1167 Hartford Ave. was robbed by an armed man. The suspect in that robbery is also described as a white male who weighs about 180 pounds. He stands about 5 feet 6 inches tall.

Anyone with information about either robbery is urged to call Hartford police at 802-295-9425.

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Posted online Wednesday at 12:55 p.m.