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Barrie police investigating after break-in at local gas station

File photo of a Barrie police cruiser.
File photo of a Barrie police cruiser. Barrie Police Service / Facebook

Police are investigating after a break-in at a gas station in Barrie.

According to Barrie police, on Thursday just after 1 a.m., officers received a report that a gas station on Dunlop Street West had been broken into.

Officers say security cameras in the area captured footage of a suspect parking a vehicle along Miller Drive before picking up a large rock and using it to break the glass on the front door of the gas station.

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Police say once inside, the suspect took several trays of scratch lottery tickets and a tray of money.

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According to police the man left the store and was seen driving northbound on Miller Drive.

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Police are searching for a man accused of breaking into a gas station in Barrie.
Police are searching for a man accused of breaking into a gas station in Barrie. Barrie Police / Provided

Police are now searching for a man with a heavy build. He was seen wearing a black balaclava, a white T-shirt, black shorts, black running shoes and work gloves.

Officers say the investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 705-725-7025 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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