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B.C. Mounties investigating Thursday armed robbery in Lake Country

RCMP are looking for this man, who they allege robbed a Lake Country store on Thursday. Courtesy: RCMP

Mounties are looking for a man who entered a Lake Country, B.C., store late Thursday, threatened employees with a gun and stole an undisclosed amount of money and goods.

According to police, it was just before 11 p.m. when the masked man entered the store in the 9500-block of Main Street, robbed employees of cash and merchandise then fled on foot. There were two employees working at the time and neither were injured.

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Officers with the assistance of RCMP Police Dog Services searched the area but the suspect was not found.

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Police say he was wearing a tan Carhartt jacket carrying a blue duffle bag.

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“Lake Country RCMP is thankful the employees were not injured in this robbery,” Const. Michael Della-Paolera, media relations officer for the Kelowna Regional RCMP. “If anyone has any information about this incident or suspect, please call the Lake Country RCMP.”

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Anyone who was in the area at the time of the robbery and has dash camera footage is asked to call the Lake Country RCMP at 250-766-2288. To remain completely anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a tip online at www.crimestoppers.net

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