CRIME: Police seek St. Catharines robbery suspect

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ST. CATHARINES – Niagara Regional Police are searching for a lone male suspect who robbed at St. Catharines gas station, Saturday evening.

The incident happened around 6:42 p.m.



Police say the suspect entered the Delta Gas Bar, located at 292 Geneva St. and demanded money the clerk.

After receiving an undisclosed sum of cash, the suspect fled the area on foot and was last seen running south.

The employee was not hurt during the robbery.

The suspect is described as male, white, about six-feet tall, with a slim build. He was “scruffy and unshaven.”

Anyone with information, which may assist in this investigation, is asked to contact Det. Sgt. Brian Bleich at 905-688-4111, ext. 4384.

Information on crimes can be submitted anonymously using Crime Stoppers of Niagara. To leave an anonymous tip, please contact Crime Stoppers via: Telephone: 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) Online: www.niagaratips.com Text: 274637 (CRIMES), keyword ‘Niagara,’ then your tip.

Crime Stoppers guarantees that you will remain anonymous through any of the methods offered to provide tips.

You may also be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000 if the information leads to an arrest.

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John Robbins

John Robbins, an award-winning multimedia journalist, joined Bullet News as a staff writer in January 2011. He was named editor in April 2013. The veteran reporter worked in Niagara and Fort Erie for more than a decade, using his investigative skills in a wide range of beats, including local politics, health/environment, education, business and tourism. His writing has earned him six Ontario Newspaper Awards Robbins, born and raised in Niagara Falls, studied at Emmanuel Bible College and Brock University before graduating from the Journalism-Print program at Niagara College, where he earned several scholarships and awards. During his 11 years as a reporter at the Niagara Falls Review, Robbins, who was Fort Erie bureau chief from 2002-2006, was instrumental in bringing video and e-reporting skills into daily practice at the newspaper and helped build its web and social media audiences. In 2009, Robbins received an appointment to journalism-print advisory committee at Niagara College. Robbins lives in Ridgeway.