FALL RIVER -- A man with a knife allegedly robbed a Plymouth Avenue gas station last week, and police are asking the public for help tracking him down.

On Wednesday, June 19, about 5 a.m., Fall River Police Officers Timothy Magan and Nicholas Hoar were dispatched to Shell Gas, 372 Plymouth Ave., for a report of an armed robbery.

A black male wearing a black jacket with a blue hoodie underneath entered the store, armed with a knife, and demanded that the clerk give him all of the money in the register, according to police. The clerk refused to comply and began using a nearby chair to create distance between himself and the suspect.

The suspect then began reached for and stole cigarettes from above the counter, according to police.

Anyone with information regarding the identity of the suspect may contact Detective Luis Vertentes at 508-676-8511 Ext. 260 or by email, LVertentes@frpd.org. Police also accept tips via Facebook Messenger and through an anonymous tip line at 508-672-TIPS.

A surveillance video was posted to the police department's Facebook page.