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Dickie Dee ice cream vendor assaulted, robbed in Regina

Regina police are looking for two suspects after an ice cream man was assaulted and robbed in the North Central neighbourhood on Tuesday evening. Brandon Gonez / Global News

Regina police are looking for two suspects after an ice cream man was assaulted and robbed in the North Central neighbourhood on Tuesday evening.

Police were called to the 1400 block of Cameron Street at around 7:10 p.m. for a report of a man who had been robbed and assaulted with a weapon.

According to police, a 33-year-old man was operating an ice cream vendor bicycle when two other men approached him.

Police say they demanded the victim give them his money and bicycle, and physically assaulted him.

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The two suspects fled when people came outside to help the victim. Police say there is no physical description of the suspects at this time.

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EMS attended to the man and police say he sustained non-life threatening injuries.

A message posted to the Dickie Dee Facebook page asked anyone with information to report it to police. Another post suggested that “the rider was an adult and is aware of the [repercussions] of entering that area.”

Anyone with information is asked to call Regina police at 306-77-6500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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