Posted on 03/07/2014, 1:24 pm, by mySteinbach

Officers from the Dauphin Municipal RCMP are currently investigating a report of an attempted armed robbery that occurred March 4, 2014, in the evening around 10:30pm.

Police say that a man, who was walking down a lane off of 7th Avenue N.E., was approached by a male who demanded that he turn over his money. The man complied with the demand as the suspect was armed with what appeared to be a knife.

The suspect is described as being approximately 5’9″ tall, slim build, and dressed in black clothing. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Dauphin RCMP at 204-622-5020 or Manitoba Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.