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Investigators from the Calgary Police Service Robbery Unit are asking for the public’s help, after exhausting other leads, to identify a man they say is believed to be responsible for robbing several cannabis stores while wearing a disguise in Calgary and Edmonton.
In an announcement on November 19, Calgary Police described an armed robbery at Lux Leaf Cannabis, located in Calgary at 7171 80 Ave. NE. The suspect is said to have entered the store just before it closed at 11pm on Sunday, September 1, 2024. The suspect demanded cannabis products from store employees and then fled on foot with several items.
Police say the suspect is believed to have committed several other cannabis store robberies in Calgary in September and October, entering the store just before closing time and demanding products. Calgary investigators say it is believed the suspect committed several similar robberies in Edmonton.
It is believed the suspect was in possession of a firearm during most of the robberies.
The suspect is described as a man aged 25 to 35, between 5’6” and 5’10” tall, with a medium build. He disguises himself by wearing fake beards, moustaches, baseball hats, and sunglasses.
Anyone with information about these incidents, or who knows the suspect’s identity, is asked to call the Calgary Police Service non-emergency line at 403-266-1234 or the Edmonton Police Service non-emergency line at 780-423-4567.
On November 14, Calgary Police said they had found and charged a man involved in several cannabis store robberies in recent months in the city.
Police arrested the man in the early hours of Tuesday, October 15, 2024, shortly after he had robbed a Circle K convenience store with a firearm at 1919 Sirocco Dr. SW. Once he was arrested, police discovered he was the same man believed to be connected with a series of seven cannabis store and liquor robberies this past summer.
Calgary Police released details about the suspect in September, asking for help from the public in identifying the man, who often wore different outfits or disguises.
In an announcement on November 6, the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) is also seeking the public’s assistance in locating two suspects they say are responsible for robbing a cannabis store in South Edmonton.
In October, EPS made a similar request for help from the public, identifying a man in a fake beard robbing cannabis stores who appears to be the same man Calgary Police are now seeking. In June, EPS said they were looking for two other suspects in a cannabis store robbery.
Cannabis stores in Canada continue to be targets for robbers and burglars. In March, a man in Toronto was arrested following several cannabis store robberies. In December 2023, police in Calgary identified suspects in a string of cannabis store robberies.
Robberies and burglaries are not exclusive to cannabis stores. Two cannabis producers in BC were robbed in early-morning heists in 2023, as well.
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