YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Investigators with the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit are seeking assistance in identifying a suspect following an armed robbery at a gas station in the City of Vaughan.
On Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, at approximately 8:55 a.m., York Regional Police responded to a gas station on Highway 7 at Kipling Avenue for a report of a robbery.
A male suspect wearing a baseball hat entered the gas station and asked for a scratch ticket. When the employee asked how he would like to pay he revealed what the victim believed was a gun in his waistband and then climbed on the counter and demanded cash from the register. The suspect fled the scene with a quantity of cash.
The employee was not physically injured during the incident.
Video of the incident can be found here
The suspect is described as:- Male, white
- 25 to 40
- 5’6”, medium build
- Brown beard
- Wearing white T-shirt and a baseball hat
- Tattoos on right arm
Investigators from the Hold-Up Unit remind business owners of the importance of maintaining and updating video surveillance equipment. Quality images help to identify suspects, can aid in arrests and have a tremendous impact during court proceedings.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 6631, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, leave an anonymous tip online at this website.
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