State police are seeking public help to capture a serial robber who struck early today in Indiana County.

The robber held up a Sheetz convenience store at 12:45 a.m. on Route 119 in Homer City.

The suspect entered the store and demanded the clerk put money in a black cloth bag.

The robber stands 5-feet-3 to 5-feet-6, and he wore a black mask with a mesh or cloth front, police said.

He wore sneakers, blue jeans and a black puffy coat over two hoodies -- one gray and one black with purple trim.

He also wore black gloves, police said.

Investigators said the suspect is identical to one involved in other robberies in the county.

Anyone with information about the suspect or any of the robberies is asked to call state police at 724-357-1960.

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