The employee believes the robber is the same man who came in the night before wearing a tan jacket.

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Police are searching for a man who wore blue face paint and robbed a 7-Eleven at knifepoint Sunday morning.

The robbery happened about 4:30 a.m. the store on Hilliard Boulevard near Madison Avenue, according to a Lakewood police report. An employee of the store believes the man is the same person who came into the store the night before wearing a tan jacket.

The man walked into the store and made a purchase, pulled out a large kitchen knife and pointed it at the employee, Lakewood police Capt. Ed Hassing said.

The employee backed up and the robber reached toward the cash register.

He ran out of the store north across Hilliard Boulevard through the east driveway of Primary Eye Center, police said.

The employee told the store owner about the robbery three hours later, police said.

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