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Kitchener store robbed at gunpoint by man in Joker mask

Waterloo Regional Police Service cruisers behind the Kitchener station. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

A Kitchener convenience store was robbed at gunpoint early Saturday morning by a man wearing a Joker mask.

Waterloo police say a man walked into the Circle K on Activa Avenue at around 1:15 a.m, and proceeded to rob the store.

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He then fled the store on foot down Max Becker Drive with cash and other items.

Police searched the area using dogs but were unable to locate the suspect.

The man is described as being around five-feet-10-inches tall, with short dark hair and a medium build. He is believed to be in his late 20s to early 30s.

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He was wearing a black hoodie, black track pants with white piping down the sides, a white and red Joker or jester mask covering his face with sunglasses overtop and was carrying a black gym bag with the fitforlife.ca logo emblazoned on it.

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Police are asking anyone with information to call 519-570-9777 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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