Police still looking for suspect in south Edmonton convenience store robberies

Police are looking for a suspect allegedly responsible for two convenience store robberies in south Edmonton in the span of six days.

The Edmonton Police Service says a suspect first robbed a convenience store in the Greenfield neighbourhood on Nov. 23. The suspect allegedly pointed a gun at the store clerk and walked behind the counter before filling three garbage bags with cigarettes and cash from the register.

Police allege the same suspect robbed a convenience store at 17 Street and Millwoods Road on Nov. 29. EPS says around 5:46 a.m., a man wearing a medical mask entered the store, took out a gun and demanded cigarettes and cash from the clerk. The suspect then jumped behind the counter and filled a garbage bag with cigarettes.

The suspect is described as a man between the ages of 16 and 20, around five-foot-nine, with a fit build, and long, curly black hair.

During the Nov. 29 robbery, he was wearing a black jacket, black pants, black shoes, a white medical mask and black gloves. The suspect’s weapon was described to police as a black or dark grey handgun with paint chips and scratches on its frame.

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Edmonton police are asking residents in Pollard Meadows, Crawford Plains and Daly Grove to check their dashcam and security camera footage for any suspicious activity on Nov. 29 between 4:45 a.m. and 6:45 a.m.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the EPS at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.