Man in alien mask steals $6K in goods from Edmonton convenience store
Police are looking for help identifying an armed robber in a costume.
On Oct. 8 around 11 p.m. a man entered a convenience store at 99 Avenue and 156 Street and approached the clerk with a handgun.
He smashed the cash register and filled a blue plastic bag with about $6,000 in goods, including money, vapes, cigarettes and watches and then left on foot.
No employees or customers were injured during the robbery.
The robber is described as having a thin build, wearing a black puffy jacket, dark jeans with white inner seams, grey running shoes, black gloves with a lighter colour on the interior palm and a green alien mask.
Anyone with information about the thief is asked to call the Edmonton Police Service at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Clothing recyclers frustrated by chaos, violence plaguing some clothing donation bins
An organization that represents clothing recyclers says they’re frustrated after a W5 investigation found a fake charity and some violent players connected to organized crime have been muscling in on the clothing donation bin industry, and is calling for governments to do more.
Ont. couple accused of human trafficking plead not guilty as trial gets underway
Marred by several delays, the trial of alleged human traffickers Lauriston and Amber Maloney is underway Monday in a Bradford courtroom, with both entering a not guilty plea.
'We promise to be better': N.S. firefighter club criticized after group in KKK costumes attends Halloween dance
A group of Cape Breton firefighters are apologizing after four people showed up at a Halloween dance dressed in what appeared to be Ku Klux Klan costumes.
Poilievre promises to abolish federal sales tax on new homes under $1 million
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if his party forms government, it will scrap the federal sales tax on new homes sold for less than $1 million and push provinces to do the same.
Next CPP payment coming on Tuesday for Canadian retirees
Here's how retirees will get their funds from the federal benefit.
'Pieces of wood': Gummy candies recalled, Canadian Food Inspection Agency says
A recall has been issued for gummy candies due to pieces of wood, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Why a group of Canadian doctors says workplace sick notes need to go
Canadian doctors are calling for employers and schools not to require sick notes when it comes to short-term minor illnesses.
BREAKING B.C. election results: NDP candidate takes lead in Surrey-Guildford
The count of absentee ballots in B.C.’s nail-biting 2024 provincial election has put the NDP ahead of the Conservatives in the Surrey-Guildford riding.
Austrian mayor shot dead with suspect on the run, police say
A manhunt is underway in northern Austria after a hunter allegedly fatally shot two people and fled the scene, local police said Monday.