At 7:30 p.m., police responded to Indiana Street on a report of a robbery, officers said on Facebook. The suspect called a local Chinese restaurant and placed an order for delivery on Indiana Street, police said.
When the delivery person arrived, the suspect grabbed the food and demanded money from them, police said. The suspect is described as a Black man, 6'" wearing a black skull cap, black mask and black windbreaker jacket, police said. The suspect fled on foot into Union Township, police said.
The delivery person was not injured, police said.
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