A woman is wanted by the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) following a robbery at an Oakville grocery store.
On Monday, January 6th, at roughly 5:50 p.m., the suspect entered the Fortinos grocery store at 493 Dundas Street West, where the suspect was observed concealing store merchandise. As the loss prevention officer attempted to place the suspect under arrest the suspect sprayed the loss prevention officer with pepper spray and fled the store. Minor physical injuries were sustained.
The HRPS describe the suspect as:
- in her late 30’s,
- roughly 5’6” tall and 130 lbs
- wavy black shoulder length hair
- wearing dark coloured clothing
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Halton Regional Police Criminal Investigation Bureau – Oakville Robbery Team at 905-825-4747 x 2216.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers. “See something? Hear something? Know something? Contact Crime Stoppers” at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.ca.