Hamilton Mountain variety store robbed at gunpoint
by Spectator staff from on (#5TK1N)
Hamilton police are searching for a man who robbed a Mountain variety store at gunpoint Jan. 1.
Police said a man walked into Tops Discount Foods on Upper Ottawa Street around 5:45 p.m. and demanded cash and cigarettes.
He fled on foot with the stolen items in a backpack. No one was injured during the robbery.
A police canine unit searched the nearby residential neighbourhood but did not find the suspect.
Anyone with information about the robbery can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
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