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Uniontown police say same man robbed 2 businesses overnight

UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Uniontown police are looking for a man who robbed two businesses between Friday night and early Saturday morning.

The first robbery happened at a Dairy Queen on West Main Street in South Union Township shortly after 6 p.m. Friday.

According to authorities, the man handed a Dairy Queen employee a note that said, "Give me all the money. I'm desperate." He then told the employee that he had a gun.

The man was given an undisclosed amount of money from the cash register before fleeing in a white 2009 Chevrolet Impala. The vehicle, which had been reported stolen on Friday in Uniontown, had Pennsylvania license plate number GSD9849.

The man is described as being white with brown hair and some facial hair. He is about 30 years old, and was seen wearing a black baseball hat, a blue Echo Unlimited long sleeve T-shirt, blue denim shorts, white socks, black sneakers and black sunglasses.

About 3:30 a.m. Saturday, the same man demanded money and claimed to have a gun at an Exxon gas station on Route 51 in North Union Township, police said. He got away with about $80 and was seen driving away in a white Chevrolet Impala.

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