Police are seeking to identify a suspect wanted in connection with a convenience store robbery in Oshawa, Ont.
Durham Regional Police said on March 19, at around 3 a.m., a male suspect entered a convenience store in the Taunton Road East and Harmony Road North area and asked a victim for cigarettes.
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Officers said the suspect then allegedly grabbed the cigarettes and ran from the store.
“The suspect returned and demanded more cigarettes,” police alleged in a news release. “When denied, the suspect threatened the victim with physical force. The suspect then fled from the scene.”
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According to police, no one was physically injured in the incident.
Police are now searching for a man, around 30 years old, standing five-feet, ten-inches tall with a medium build.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers.
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