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Thief comes up empty handed after North Battleford robbery attempt

Mounties are looking for a suspect after an attempted armed robbery of a North Battleford, Sask. store. Supplied / Saskatchewan RCMP

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. – Police are looking for a suspect who attempted to rob a store in North Battleford, Sask. Mounties say the masked person entered the store in the 1700-block of 100th Street just after 6 a.m. on Friday.

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The would-be thief was armed with a knife and demanded cash from the employee before fleeing on foot empty-handed. No one was harmed.

The suspect, who is believed to be male, is about five-foot 10-inches and thin.

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Anyone with information is asked to contact North Battleford RCMP at 306-446-1720 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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