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Peterborough police seek suspect in knifepoint robbery at convenience store

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Police are seeking a suspect following a knifepoint robbery reported at a downtown convenience store in Peterborough, Ont., on Sunday evening.

According to the Peterborough Police Service, around 9:50 p.m., officers were called to a robbery at a store in the area of Hunter and Aylmer streets.

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Officers were told a man had entered the store, brandished a knife at a clerk and fled with cash.

No injuries were reported.

The suspect is described as standing six feet and wearing a dark-coloured zip-up hoodie with blue sleeves and a white logo on the upper left chest, along with dark pants, grey shoes with dark laces, a black face mask and possibly a black baseball cap

Anyone with information is asked to call Peterborough police at 705-876-1122 ext. 555 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at stopcrimehere.ca/.

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