LIMERICK — York County Sheriff’s Office deputies are continuing to look for the robber who held up Limerick Village Variety around 9:20 a. m. on Monday.

They’re asking the public to call them if they recognize the man in photos taken from video surveillance or have other information about the crime.

York County Sheriff William L. King Jr. said a man armed with a handgun walked into the store, located at 32 Main St. in Limerick, and demanded money.

King said the man ran away after receiving an unknown amount of money. He said the man’s direction of travel after running from the store is unknown and that no one was hurt during the robbery.

“York County Sheriff’s Office deputies are actively investigating this incident with the assistance of the Maine State Police and Oxford County Sheriff’s Office deputies,” said King in a statement released late Monday afternoon.

King would not comment on whether deputies believes the Limerick robbery is connected to a robbery at Route 160 Ice Cream in the Oxford County town of Hiram on Thursday night. In that case, two employees had just closed the ice cream stand at about 8:30 p.m. when they were robbed by a man brandishing a gun.

Limerick Village Variety owner Monique Holcomb said the store was closed for a couple of hours after the incident, but reopened later in the morning.

“We’re doing okay,” said Holcomb.

She said she and another worker were tending to tasks elsewhere in the store and a third worker was at the counter when a man brought a cold drink over and set it down, displayed a handgun and demanded cash.

Holcomb said the clerk gave him a sum of money and the suspect left.

Then the clerk told her to call 911 and that the store had been robbed.

“I thought she was kidding,” said Holcomb. She said this is the first incident of its kind  in the 10 years she has owned the business.

The convenience store is a popular spot for residents to purchase coffee and breakfast sandwiches, but the morning rush had come and gone when the robbery took place, said Holcomb.

“Deputies are working diligently on the case,” said King.

Anyone with information is urged to call York County Sheriff’s Office at 324-1113.

— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 780-9016 or twells@journaltribune.com.