Winston-Salem, NC -- Someone robbed Murphy's USA gas station on Parkway Village Circle at 5:33 am Thursday.

Police said the person went into the store with a knife and stole cigarettes and the employee's pocketbook. The suspect took keys to a 2007 Chrysler Pacifica from the clerk's purse and drove off in the woman's car.

The employee wasn't injured.

Police found the car around 7:30 am in the 1400 block of Kerry Road.

Anyone with information is asked to call CrimeStoppers at (336) 727-2800.

WSPD