A man fled with cash after threatening an employee with a knife at a grocery store in Markham last month.
On Feb. 21 at approximately 7 p.m., police responded to a robbery at a grocery store in the area of McCowan Road and Bur Oak Avenue, a York Regional Police news release said.
A caller told police a man was talking with an employee at the checkout when he pointed a knife and took a quantity of cash from the register.
The suspect fled on foot through the plaza parking lot, toward Emery Hill Boulevard.
The suspect is a male, between the ages of 40 and 50, with a tan complexion and a Middle Eastern accent.
He was wearing a black jacket, black baseball hat, dark-coloured mask and a thick gold bracelet/watch.
Anyone with information is asked to call the York Regional Police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 6630, or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. To leave an anonymous tip online, visit www.1800222tips.co
