A gunman walked into the Broadway Minimart gas station in Hanover Borough last Friday night, brandished a handgun, forced the clerk to hand over cash, and then bolted south down Fulton Street — all while barefoot and wearing a bright yellow face covering. No one was hurt, but police are still trying to track him down four days later.
The robbery unfolded around 8:48 p.m. at the Sunoco station located at 403 Broadway, near the busy intersection of Broadway, Fulton Street and East Chestnut Street, according to CRIMEWATCH. Hanover Borough Police confirmed no injuries were reported during the encounter and said investigators believe the holdup was an isolated incident. As reported by WHP Harrisburg, the suspect entered the store in the 400 block of Broadway, pulled out a handgun, and forcibly took money from the clerk on duty before running off.
The suspect was described as wearing a dark gray hoodie and blue jeans, with no shoes and a yellow face covering obscuring his identity. Fox43 adds that he fled on foot south on Fulton Street after the robbery, a detail investigators hope the public can use to help identify him.
An Isolated Incident in a Low-Crime Borough
Police have described the case as an isolated incident rather than part of any broader pattern, a notable distinction in a community where violent crime has been trending sharply downward. Hanover Borough recorded a violent crime rate of 101.2 per 100,000 residents in 2025, according to SpotCrime, putting it 69 percent below the national average and 56 percent below Pennsylvania's statewide rate. SpotCrime's data shows the borough logged just 17 total violent crime incidents that year.
That figure fits a longer-term pattern. SpotCrime data indicates violent crime in Hanover Borough fell 57 percent over the five years leading into 2025, while OpenCrime reports a 30.8 percent drop between 2023 and 2024. Hanover Borough is a roughly 3.7-square-mile municipality of about 16,400 to 16,700 residents, situated some 19 miles southwest of York near the Maryland border, according to the Borough of Hanover.
What a Conviction Could Mean Under Pennsylvania Law
If the suspect is identified and charged, he would face serious legal exposure. Under Pennsylvania law, 18 Pa.C.S. § 3701 classifies an armed robbery committed by threatening immediate serious bodily injury with a firearm as a first-degree felony, carrying a statutory penalty of up to 20 years in prison and as much as $25,000 in fines, according to Giribaldi Law. Certain robbery offenses are classified as crimes of violence under Pennsylvania's repeat-offender statute, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9714.
This is not the first time a Hanover-area case has drawn regional attention this year. In August, York County authorities charged a second suspect in a burglary series that targeted homes damaged by a 3-alarm fire in neighboring West Manchester Township, a case Hoodline previously covered.
How to Report Information
Anyone with information about the Broadway Minimart robbery is asked to contact the Hanover Borough Police Department at 717-637-5575. The department operates out of headquarters at 44 Frederick Street under Police Chief Joseph J. Bunty Jr., per the Hanover Borough Police Department. No arrests have been announced as of this report.
