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Peterborough police probe suspected armed robbery at convenience store

Peterborough police are searching for a suspect who attempted to rob a George Street convenience store early Tuesday morning.
Peterborough police are searching for a suspect who attempted to rob a George Street convenience store early Tuesday morning. Peterborough Police Service

Peterborough police are investigating a suspected armed robbery of a convenience store early Tuesday morning.

Police say around 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, a man entered a George Street North convenience store and brandished a knife and demanded the employee open the cash register till.

Photos of the suspect released on Wednesday:

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Peterborough police seek a suspect in a convenience store robbery.
Peterborough police seek a suspect in a convenience store robbery. Peterborough Police Service

“The employee did not comply with the demand and the suspect left the store, last seen running north through the parking lot,” police said.

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Police were contacted and officers were dispatched to the area but did not locate the suspect.

The suspect is described as Caucasian, standing 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8, in his 20s, muscular build, dirty blond short hair, and wearing an orange t-shirt, black pants and black shoes.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough Police Service at 705-876-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or www.stopcrimehere.ca

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