An attempted armed robbery occurred at a Deming gas station early Monday morning. According to the clerk a female entered the station in the 500 block of East Railroad Avenue at about 1am and asked for five packs of cigarettes.

When the clerk asked for identification, the female instead raised a 12-inch knife and demanded the cigarettes. The clerk chose instead to dial 911 and the female ran out of the store in an easterly direction.

Deming Police officers are investigating the incident.