Whitehorse RCMP seek armed robbery suspects

The Whitehorse RCMP are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying suspects involved in an armed robbery of a gas station on 4th Avenue.

On November 7, at about 1:45 a.m., two males with their faces covered entered the gas station and demanded money from the cash register. Both suspects were armed; one with a wooden table leg, the other with an edged weapon. An undisclosed amount of money was provided and the suspects fled the area. Immediate attempts by the RCMP failed to locate the suspects and the investigation is ongoing.

The suspects can be described as follows:

  • Both Male;
  • Both with a darker skin tone;
  • Both standing between 5’5 and 5’6
  • Both weighing between 150 and 200 pounds;
  • Suspect 1 is wearing a black hoodie, black pants and black shoes with white soles; and
  • Suspect 2 is wearing a pink Billabong hoodie with black pants and white shoes.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Whitehorse RCMP at 867-667-5551. If you have information to provide to police but wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at www.crimestoppersyukon.ca or by phone at 1-800-222-8477.

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Arthur C. Green
Arthur C. Green
Arthur C. Green is from Whitbourne Newfoundland and graduated from the CNA Journalism Program. Arthur also studied Business Marketing and Political Science at Memorial University in Essex England and St. John's Newfoundland. Green has worked as a spot news photographer/journalist with such news organizations as CBC, CBC Radio, NTV, Saltwire and Postmedia in Alberta.

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