Police investigate armed robbery at Liberal business

Police in Liberal are investigating an early-morning July 4 aggravated robbery at the Love's Country Store in the 200 block of West Pancake Blvd.

Police say Liberal officers responded to an alarm at the store a little before 4 a.m. Tuesday. On the call, police say a witness reported a robbery in progress.

Liberal police and the Seward County Sheriff's Office set up a perimeter, but the suspect(s) were not immediately located, police say.

Police say investigators learned a masked man armed with a gun entered the store. They say the gun discharged, but no injuries were reported. Two employees were working at the time.

The man removed a safe from the store and escaped with an undisclosed amount of money, police say.

Investigators found evidence near the scene confirming the make and model of a suspect vehicle which was located at an area home Tuesday afternoon. Officers also found the damaged safe during a subsequent search of the residence, police say.

Investigators identified a person of interest in the robbery, but police say there have been no arrests.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call the Liberal Police Department at 620-626-0150 or the Crime Hotline at 620-624-4000.