NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Bracebridge detachment are investigating after a local gas station was robbed last night.
Just before 11 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, officers responded to an alarm at a Highway 11 gas station in Gravenhurst. Officers arrived to find that a male suspect had entered the store, indicated he had a weapon and demanded money. The suspect then fled the scene.
OPP officers including Emergency Response Team and Canine Services attended and a search was conducted, but the suspect was not located.
No one was injured in the commission of this crime and the investigation is ongoing.
Police are appealing to community members for information. Anyone with information is asked to please call Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. You can submit your information online at www.crimestopperssdm.com if you have any information on this crime or any other crime. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display and you will remain anonymous.
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