Armed robbery at Gravenhurst gas station
An early-morning robbery at a service station south of Gravenhurst is being investigated.
A call came into Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) at 5:10 a.m. Saturday about a robbery that had just occurred.
Police say a service centre on Highway 11 south of Gravenhurst was robbed by a man presenting a knife.
He demanded cash and cigarettes and left on foot, leaving the store clerk uninjured.
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He is described as a white male wearing a black hoodie, black pants and a ski mask.
The OPP’s canine unit and emergency response team searched with negative results.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or crimestopperssdm.com
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