RCMP looking for man connected to armed robbery in Peace River
Posted Jun 25, 2016 11:57 pm.
Last Updated Jun 26, 2016 12:01 am.
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RCMP is looking for a man who tried to rob a hotel at knife-point in Peace River.
Officials received a call of an armed robbery at the Best Western Hotel on the West hill in town at around 11:50 p.m. Friday night.
Upon arrival investigators found the suspect entered the hotel, confronted two workers with a knife and then left.
Mounties say the man didn’t take anything and may have fled in a vehicle that was parked in the westbound lane of Highway 2 near the train overpass.
The suspect is described as tall, wearing a black waist length jacket with lighter wash blue jeans, a green hoodie with the hood up, a grey mask and white running shoes.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact Peace Regional RCMP at 780-624-6677 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
