Provincial police are asking for help to find the masked man who robbed a Belle River convenience store late Sunday.
Essex County OPP said the man entered a store in the 400 block of Notre Dame Street around 10:45 p.m.
The man pulled out a weapon – police won’t say what it was – and demanded cash from the clerk. After the victim handed over the money, the robber fled.
Lakeshore OPP are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a robbery at a convenience store in the 400 block of Notre Dame Street in Belle River on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015. (HANDOUT/The Windsor Star)
Several officers arrived within minutes but couldn’t track him down.
Police said he was white, five-foot-seven to five-foot-eight and 140 to 150 pounds with an average or thin build. He was wearing a black jacket, black pants, black running shoes with white soles and laces, black gloves and a black balaclava.
Anyone with information can contact Det. Const. Chris Coene at Chris.Coene@opp.ca or (519) 723-2491 ext. 7031. You can also call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
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