Nov 24, 2019 robbery. Photo courtesy of Sarnia Police Service. Nov 24, 2019 robbery. Photo courtesy of Sarnia Police Service.
Sarnia

Cashier pepper-sprayed during robbery

A gas bar attendant was treated after being pepper-sprayed during a robbery around midnight Sunday.

Sarnia police said a male suspect wearing grey gloves, a black winter coat with a hoodie and a mask entered the Petro Canada Gas Bar on UBE Drive, demanding cash.

Nov 24, 2019 robbery. Photo courtesy of Sarnia Police Service.

Police said surveillance photos show the suspect pepper spraying the victim, before leaving in a dark coloured single cab pickup truck heading south on Airport Road.

The cashier did not sustain any long-lasting effects from the pepper spray.

The Sarnia Police Service Criminal Investigation Unit is appealing to the public for help in this matter.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Jeff Rovers at 519-344-8861, ext. 6159 or Sarnia-Lambton Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

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