NEWS RELEASE
THUNDER BAY POLICE SERVICE
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The Thunder Bay Police Service is requesting public assistance in identifying two male suspects connected to an armed robbery Saturday morning.
Officers with the Uniform Patrol Branch were originally dispatched just after 8:10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30 following reports of a robbery that had just occurred at the Circle K convenience store at 1315 Arthur Street East.
Police learned two male suspects had entered the store armed with long guns. The two suspects pointed the firearms at the clerk and demanded cash and store merchandise. The pair fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.
The suspects were last seen on foot heading northbound on Franklin Street.
Suspect 1 is described as a male with a lighter complexion and thin build standing between 5’5” and 5’8” tall. He wore a dark jogging-type pants with white writing on the upper left vertically down the leg, black shoes with white soles, black hoodie with “G-Unit Heavyweight” in white on the front and white stripes around the wrists with a white stripe around the shoulders and bottom, a purple face covering with white symbol on the front. He was also carrying a purple bag and a solid black military style long gun.
Suspect 2 is described as having a lighter complexion, thin build and standing between 5’5” and 5’8” tall. He wore a medium grey slim cut pants, black shoes with shite soles and white laces, solid black hoodie, grey face covering, purple hat, glasses with clear lenses. He carried a satchel type bag with a wide black strap that had solid black on the front and back with digital camouflage print vertically down both sides. He also carried a solid black hunting style rifle.
If you have any information that could assist investigators in identifying these suspects please call police at 684-1200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8377, online at www.p3tips.com
