Police post Facebook message to robbery suspect who left behind DNA evidence

Police said they’ve identified a man caught on surveillance video robbing a Bridgeville gas station on Thanksgiving Day.

On Saturday, they sent him a message on social media.

Robert Watkins III is the suspect in a Railroad Street robbery. Police said he may be heading back to Meadville, where he is from.

Bridgeville police sent a personal message to Watkins on the department’s Facebook page, saying, "We have the video of you changing your clothes before, and after, the robbery. We have you stashing your clothes. Your fingerprints were on the counter you slammed and, best of all, your hat is full of your DNA."

The post goes on to say, “It’s only a matter of time before we find you."

Anyone with information about Watkins' whereabouts is asked call police.

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