Police seek assistance of public in Park Avenue store robbery

An incident over the weekend on the city's west side has the Prince Rupert Rupert RCMP seeking the assistance of the public following an armed robbery of the Park Avenue Convenience store.

According to the details released by the Prince Rupert detachment of the RCMP, a man entered the store on Saturday morning around 1:50 AM brandishing a knife, upon attending the scene members determined that an unspecified quantity of cash had been stolen during the robbery.

Eye witness accounts and those of video surveillance footage  provide for a description of the suspect as wearing all black clothing, which features a black hoody with a large symbol on the back.

Believed to be a male, the suspect stands at six feet tall and has a deep voice.

Recognize this hoody? Contact the Prince Rupert RCMP it may have
some bearing on an armed robbery case at the Park Avenue Convenience Store
(surveillance video released by RCMP)

It's not the first time that the Park Avenue Store has been the victim of robbery, something noted by Staff Sergeant Dave Uppal of the RCMP who noted that a similar incident from last year was solved and that the Mounties expect the dame result in this case file.

The RCMP have characterized this incident as isolated and advise that there is no safety concern for the public to be worried about.

Should you have information related to this case file, you are asked to contact the Prince Rupert detachment at 250-627-0700 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-22 TIPS (8477)

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