{"id":104874,"date":"2026-01-04T02:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T02:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/104874\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T02:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T02:41:14","slug":"jacksonville-police-searching-for-suspect-in-gas-station-armed-robbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/104874\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacksonville police searching for suspect in gas station armed robbery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">JACKSONVILLE, Texas (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ketk.com\/news\/crime-public-safety\/jacksonville-police-searching-for-suspect-in-gas-station-armed-robbery\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KETK;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">KETK<\/a>) \u2013 The Jacksonville Police Department is currently searching for a man who allegedly robbed a gas station at gunpoint on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/republican-east-texas-leaders-praise-185351245.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Republican East Texas leaders praise U.S. after capturing Venezuelan president;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Republican East Texas leaders praise U.S. after capturing Venezuelan president <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to Jacksonville PD, a Black male wearing all black clothing allegedly entered the gas station at 521 North Jackson Street at around 2:32 p.m. on Saturday and displayed a firearm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jacksonville PD said the man demanded money from a woman working as a cashier at the gas station. The man obtained an unreleased amount of cash and left the gas station.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Photo courtesy of Jacksonville PD.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aa689a2b0d9f96fe07cb207cff1e9d60.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo courtesy of Jacksonville PD.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The police department immediately started searching the area for a man matching the suspect shown in security footage from the gas station. 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