Erlangen (dpa / lby) – A robber armed with a firearm attacked a gas station in Erlangen on Thursday night. The masked perpetrator threatened the employee with a gun and then fled with the stolen cash in the direction of downtown Erlangen, the police said. A young man initially pursued him, but then lost track of the robber. Police forces then searched for the perpetrator with a helicopter, among other things, without success. He’s still on the run.