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Police searching for suspect after $34K Rolex watch stolen from man at Toronto Starbucks

Police released this photo of a suspect wanted in a theft investigation in which a $34,000 Rolex was stolen. Toronto Police Service/Handout

TORONTO — Police are searching for a suspect after a $34,000 Rolex watch was allegedly stolen from a man attempting to sell it at a Starbucks in north-end Toronto.

Toronto police said a 44-year-old man went to the Starbucks at Bathurst Street and Finch Avenue West to sell the watch at about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Shortly after he entered the restaurant, police said an unidentified man struck him on the head and stole a bag containing the watch before fleeing the area.

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Police described the suspect as a white man in his 20s, standing 5’10”, with a heavy build, facial hair and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-3200, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at http://www.222tips.com, or by texting TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637).

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