Police Hunt Burlington Robbery Suspect
Published June 27, 2018 at 2:31 pm
A Burlington gas station was robbed at knifepoint and Halton police are asking the public to help identify a suspect.
It happened on June 25 at 3:15 a.m.
A Burlington gas station was robbed at knifepoint and Halton police are asking the public to help identify a suspect.
It happened on June 25 at 3:15 a.m.
The male suspect went to the Circle K Esso gas station at 1170 Guelph Line, confronting an employee who was standing outside the entrance.
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He ordered the employee inside and demanded money and cigarettes.
But a Tim Horton’s employee in the same building saw what was happening and phoned police from a locked backroom.
The suspect fled on foot with cash and smokes.
He was last seen running southwest from the gas station.
Officers, including a police dog, responded a track came up empty.
Police are looking for a white male in his late teens or early 20s with a slim build.
He’s about 5-foot-7 and was wearing dark jeans, a long-sleeved black shirt, black toque, black gloves and a camouflage bandana covering his face.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Steve Siomra of the Burlington criminal investigations – robbery team at 905-825-4747 ext. 2343.
Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers “See Something? Hear Something? Know Something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca
Image courtesy of Halton Regional Police
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