Police investigating armed robbery at Yellowknife convenience store
Yellowknife RCMP are investigating after a man demanded cash while wielding a knife on midnight Friday.
Man wielding a knife demanded cash at Circle K on Forrest Drive at about 12 a.m.
Yellowknife RCMP are investigating after a man demanded cash while wielding a knife at a local convenience store.
Police say the incident happened at 12 a.m. Friday, at Circle K — previously known as Mac's Convenience Store — on Forrest Drive.
The suspect is described as a five-foot-ten man with a slender build and a darker complexion. He was wearing a black coat or sweater with a hood over his head at the time of the incident.
Police said the man fled with an undisclosed amount of money and cigarettes.
Police say they're investigating and are asking anyone who was in the area of Forrest Drive and Franklin Avenue early Friday morning, to contact the local detachment.