Police release video of armed men storming southeast Calgary store
CBC News | Posted: April 23, 2018 5:45 PM | Last Updated: May 14, 2018
Suspects still at large following armed robbery in early 2017
Calgary police are asking the public for help in identifying suspects in an armed robbery in the city's southeast last year.
The incident took place just before 9 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2017, at Hemisphere, a shop located at 5315 17th Ave. S.E.
Police released video footage of the incident in hopes of garnering leads.
The video shows three men wearing masks walking into the store and one of them putting a gun to the manager's head. That man demanded keys to the safe, according to police.
The two other men went into a back room, grabbed a clerk and forced him to provide the keys, said police in a news release.
After the men stole an "undisclosed amount of money", they ripped phone cords out of the wall and damaged the store's phones.
They then forced the two employees into the back room, stole items from the store and fled in what police believe was a black, four-door car.
Man questioned
Police say they identified one suspect, a white man, following a public plea for information. That man was brought in for questioning and released without charges.
In the photo released by police, this man was wearing a white bandana over his face, a grey sweater and pants, sunglasses and blue gloves. The photo shows him having blonde hair and carrying a knife.
Suspects sought
Police have not identified the other two men, but police released descriptions on Monday in hopes of finding them.
One suspect is described as a black man, tall with a slim build. At the time of the robbery, he was wearing a grey hoodie pulled tight around his face, a brown belt, dark jeans and white runners. He had a red scarf over his face.
The other suspect is described as a medium-built man. Police say he was wearing a white baseball hat, mirrored sunglasses, blue sweatshirt, black gloves, black track pants and black dress shoes. He also had a bandana over his face.
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