Charges laid after MPs office hit with rock
OPP release photos of variety store robbery suspect
May 16, 2019
Lambton OPP have released photos of a suspect in the robbery of the Circle K (formerly Mac) in Petrolia.
Around 11:41pm Tuesday, police say a man wearing a mask and armed with a weapon demanded money. Police believe the man got into an older model green pickup truck and fled.
The OPP Emergency Response Team and the Canine Unit searched for the man Tuesday into early Wednesday morning, but were unable to locate him.
The man is described as a white male, about 6′ tall with a medium build and short dark hair. He was wearing a black & grey face mask, a dark-coloured three-button style sweater, dark pants and white Nike running shoes.
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Charges laid after MPs office hit with rock
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Heather Wright/The Independent Sarnia Police have charged a 41-year-old London man after a rock telling ‘floor crossers’ to resign was thrown at MP Marilyn Gladu’s Sarnia constituency office. Police say a man wearing a ski mask went to her office May 28 and threw the rock at the window. The glass didn’t break, but a few scratches were left behind.
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