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Police seek suspect following armed robbery in Lindsay, Ont.

Police say a woman entered a Lindsay St. South store and demanded money and cigarettes on Feb. 2, 2023. Kawartha Lakes Police Service

Police are looking for a suspect following an armed robbery at a store in Lindsay, Ont., on Thursday night.

The Kawartha Lakes Police Service says around 10:10 p.m., officers responded to a reported robbery at a business on Lindsay Street South after an employee reported that a woman entered the store and demanded money and cigarettes.

“The suspect removed what appeared to be a handgun from their pocket and showed the clerk before fleeing the store with a quantity of cash and cigarettes,” police said in a release.

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The employee was not injured.

Officers searched the area but a suspect was not located.

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On Friday morning, police released a surveillance image of the suspect.

Anyone with information can call police at 705-324-5252 or anonymously via Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8499) or online at khcrimestoppers.com.

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