Check your yard for missing lawn ornaments...one may have been used in a local robbery.
Police say shortly before midnight on Tuesday a man entered a convenience store on Marshall Avenue, armed with a metal lawn ornament.
He threatened the clerk with it and demanded money.
The clerk grabbed cash from the register and handed it over.
The ornament-wielding robber then fled the store, travelling southbound along Marshall on foot.
The clerk, who was not injured, immediately called 9-1-1 to report the crime to police.
Police searches of the area did not find the robber.
The suspect is described as:
- A white male;
- approximately 6’0 tall and heavy set;
- in the 30s to 40s age range;
- wearing a lime green t-shirt and jeans; and
- with a white t-shirt concealing his face and a red shirt on his head.
Police are looking for help on this one.
Contact Constable Vietmeier at the North Bay Police Service at 705-497-5555 if you know anything.
