Canadian police are searching for a man with an Irish accent who they believe carried out an armed robbery in a supermarket - and fled with cigarettes and cash.
The male entered the Plaza Grocery Rite Shop at Albemarle St in Halifax, Nova Scotia and told a shop employee he was armed with a gun.
It happened at about 7.20pm on Sunday, May 15.
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Police in Halifax say the male demanded cash and fled the area on foot with a quantity of cigarettes and cash. The employee was not physically injured in the armed robbery.
Police have now released CCTV images of the robber in a bid to identify him. He is described as approximately 5’8”, with a medium build and spoke with an Irish accent.
He was wearing a black paisley bandana, a black and yellow baseball hat, a brown jumper, jeans and black and white sneakers.
Investigators are asking anyone with information about the male to send tips securely via Crimestoppers in Nova Scotia’s email address at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca.
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