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Police in N.S. looking for robbery suspect who barricaded worker inside freezer

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Police in New Glasgow, N.S., are investigating an armed robbery where a convenience store employee was barricaded in a walk-in freezer.

New Glasgow Regional Police said they were called at around 5 a.m. Friday to a Needs Convenience store in the area of East River Road and Marsh Street.

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A man “entered the store with a weapon,” assaulted the worker and barricaded the person in the freezer, according to a news release.

The suspect then ” immediately fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.” The worker was taken to hospital by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

Police released an image of the suspect from the store’s security camera. The suspect was wearing a black hoodie, black pants, a black face covering, black gloves and black sneakers trimmed with white.

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Anyone who can identify the man or who has information on the robbery is asked to contact New Glasgow Regional Police at 902-752-1941 or Crime Stoppers.

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