Freezing temperatures didn’t stop a trio of males from robbing a convenience store in Kingsville on Wednesday morning — but according to OPP, the criminals didn’t get much for their efforts.
Police said the three suspects fled with some tobacco products and “a minimal amount of cash,” despite them brandishing weapons and confronting the store employee.
OPP officers were called around 5:45 a.m. to the Mac’s gas station and convenience store at 1568 Seacliff Dr., at the corner of Union Avenue in Kingsville.
Investigators learned that three masked males had entered the store demanding cash. Security cameras recorded all three going behind the counter to surround the store employee.
A security camera image showing three masked males surrounding a convenience store employee in the 1500 block of Seacliff Drive in Kingsville on Dec. 27, 2017.
After grabbing what they could, the robbers left in a small motor vehicle that was last seen heading north on County Road 45.
All three suspects are described as white males around five-foot-eight to five-foot-10 in height.
One of them was wearing a brown jacket, another a black jacket, and the third had a jacket with a distinctive black-and-white camouflage pattern.
Anyone with information about these individuals or this incident is encouraged to call the Essex County OPP street crime unit at 519-723-2491.
Anonymous tips can be made via Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.catchcrooks.com.
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A closer look at one of the robbers of a Mac’s convenience store at 1568 Seacliff Dr. in Kingsville on Dec. 27, 2017.
