Police searching for suspect after Ajax gas station robbed at gunpoint
Posted January 4, 2024 9:59 am.
Last Updated January 4, 2024 10:00 am.
Police in Durham Region are searching for a suspect after a gas station in Ajax was robbed at gunpoint.
Officers were called to a Shell gas station on Salem Road South just north of Highway 401 around 3:45 a.m. on Dec. 13.
It is alleged that a male walked in to the store and asked to buy cigarettes from the employee behind the register. When the worker opened the register the suspect allegedly pulled out a gun and demanded cash from the till.
The suspect fled the store before officers arrived.
The victim was not injured.
Police are searching for a male suspect with a medium build, approximately six feet tall and say he was dressed in a black jacket with black pants.
Anyone with additional information about the incident is being asked to contact police.
