Guelph police seek suspect after 2 sprayed in store robbery

Guelph police are asking for the public’s help after a customer and a store manager were sprayed in the face with pepper spray during a robbery at a busy business near Woodlawn Road West and Woolwich Street on Nov. 3. Both needed medical attention, police said.

Officers were called to the business at approximately 6:20 p.m. Police said their investigation found that a man was trying to leave with stolen merchandise when a customer attempted to stop him.

Several other customers reported feeling the effects of indirect exposure to the spray, police said. Investigators are continuing to look into the robbery.

Suspect description

Police described the suspect as a white male with tanned skin. He was wearing a brown hoodie, blue jeans, a baseball cap and a blue medical mask, and was carrying a dark-coloured duffel bag.

Appeal for information

Police are asking anyone with information, as well as anyone who was in the area at the time and might have dashcam footage, to contact Constable Emma Turney. The appeal concerns the incident near Woodlawn Road West and Woolwich Street at approximately 6:20 p.m. on Nov. 3.

Turney can be reached at 519-824-1212, ext. 7438, or by email at [email protected]. The occurrence number is GU26076019.