Suspect makes off with $4,000 in video games from Barrie store
Police are searching for the person responsible for stealing thousands of dollars worth of video games at a Barrie retail store.
Police say the theft happened Tuesday around 10 p.m. at a store located at the north end of Bayfield Street.
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They say the suspect initially made a purchase at the store, then returned later and smashed the glass display case, taking video games valued at nearly $4,000.
The suspect is described as a Black male, six feet five inches tall, with a thin build. He wore grey track pants, a black jacket, a black surgical face mask, a black backpack and black gloves.
Police say he put the video games in a black bag.
The K9 team did a search of the area, which police say concluded near Kozlov Street north of Pearcey Crescent without an arrest.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the authorities at 705-725-7025 extension 2795.
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