Posted on 01/19/2011, 7:50 am, by mySteinbach

On January 18, 2011, at approximately 9:20pm members of the Steinbach RCMP responded to a robbery at the Le Deanneur Shell Station in La Broquerie.

When members attended they learned that a male suspect entered the store wearing blue coveralls and a ski mask. The male demanded cash and showed the clerk a can of pepper spray. The clerk turned over an amount of cash and suspect fled the store on foot. The store clerk was not hurt.

A police dog from the Winnipeg Police attended but was unable to locate the suspect. The suspect was described as being skinny, approximately 140 pounds and around 5 feet, 9 inches tall.

If anyone has any information regarding this incident they are asked to contact the Steinbach RCMP at 204-326-1234 or Crime Stoppers.