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Man armed with gun, knife robbed Oshawa motel guests: Durham police

Durham police say a man robbed a motel room in Oshawa on Monday. Durham Regional Police Service / File / Twitter

Durham police say an armed man broke into a motel room in Oshawa on Monday afternoon, threatened the occupants and fled with cash.

Investigators say three adults and a young child were in the room at the Kingsway Motel on King Street East at the time of the robbery.

The suspect was armed with a handgun and a knife, police said.

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“He demanded money from the occupants, who yelled for help,” police said in a media release.

The suspect is described as a white man in his 40s or 50s with a beard, green eyes and grey and brown medium-length hair. He has a silver stud labret piercing and a dragon tattoo on his forearm.

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Police said he was last seen wearing a plaid shirt with jean shorts, white sneakers and a baseball cap.

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No one was injured in the robbery.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact them or reach out to Crime Stoppers.

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