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Suspect sought in potential armed robbery

Last Updated Mar 3, 2020 at 3:17 pm MDT

PHOTO. Multiple surveillance photos of the suspect involved in a potential armed robbery in Thickwood on Feb. 29, 2020. RCMP ask anyone who information to come forward. Supplied by Wood Buffalo RCMP.

Police ask for the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a robbery.

Just after 4:00 p.m. on Feb. 29, 2020, Wood Buffalo RCMP responded to the scene of a potential armed robbery at a business in Thickwood.

According to the police report, the suspect threatened to use a firearm before obtaining an undisclosed amount of cash.

The suspect fled the scene on foot.

RCMP describe the suspect as a male, Caucasian, five feet and six inches, between 30-40 years old, and wearing a goatee.

He wore a black hat, black zip-up jacket with an emblem on the left breast pocket, blue jeans, and white shoes with green fluorescent laces.

Police ask anyone with information to contact Wood Buffalo RCMP at (780) 788-4040 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.