West Vancouver police are looking for a man who stole $10,000 worth of sunglasses from a store in Park Royal Mall over the weekend.
Police said they were called on Jan. 30 at 6:40 p.m. to the Sunglass Hut after a man had reportedly walked in and pulled out a can of bear spray.
When the store clerk confronted the man, police said he sprayed the bear repellent, grabbed a large amount of designer sunglasses and ran off.
No one was injured, police confirmed.
Officers set up roadblocks in the area but the suspect escaped.
“This was a brazen robbery in the middle of a busy mall,” Cst. Kevin Goodmurphy said in a release. “We are hoping that someone may have information to assist with identifying this suspect.”
The suspect is described as a Caucasian man in his mid-twenties, with brown hair, wearing a blue/white disposable medical mask, black hoodie with white logo, black pants, black shoes with a white sole, and was carrying a gym-style blue bag with red shoulder strap, police said.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call West Vancouver Police at 604-925-7300. For anyone wishing to remain anonymous, call CrimeStoppers 1-800-222-8477.
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