York Regional Police are looking for a suspect after a man armed with a hammer robbed a Woodbridge convenience store.
Police were called to the store on Islington Avenue, north of Highway 7, shortly after 6 p.m. on May 14.
According to police, a suspect wearing a ski mask entered the store, threatened an employee with a hammer and then demanded cash. The suspect grabbed the till from the cash register, took the employee’s cellphone and then got into a vehicle and fled the area.
The employee was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
The suspect is described as a white male between 20 and 30 years of age with a heavy build. The suspect vehicle is described as a silver Kia Forte
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 6631, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS.
