Halton Police release photo of armed robbery suspect

Halton police are investigating a robbery at a gas station in Burlington.

Police say around 3 a.m. Monday, June 25, a man armed with a knife attended the Circle K Esso gas station on Guelph Line and confronted an employee who was standing outside the entrance.

The suspect ordered the employee inside and demanded money and cigarettes.

At the time of the robbery an employee of a Tim Hortons located inside the same building saw what was happening and managed to call police from the safety of a locked backroom.

After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash and cigarettes, the suspect fled on foot and was last seen running south west from the gas station.

A canine unit was called in to search the area, but the suspect was not located.

Police are looking for a white man in his late teens or early twenties, with a slim build, 5’7″ to 5’8″ tall wearing dark jeans, long-sleeved black shirt, black toque, black gloves and a camouflaged bandanna covering his face.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Steve Siomra of the Burlington Criminal Investigations Robbery Team at 905-825-4747 ext. 2343.

Tips can also be submitted to Crime Stoppers “See Something? Hear Something? Know Something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or through the web at haltoncrimestoppers.ca.