GUELPH – Guelph Police are asking for the public’s help following a robbery involving pepper spray inside a busy store.
Police say it happened on November 3rd at around 6:20 pm, at a business near Woodlawn Road West and Woolwich Street.
Investigators say a man was trying to leave with stolen merchandise when a customer attempted to stop him.
“The customer and a manager were sprayed directly in the face and required medical attention, with several other customers reporting feeling the effects of indirect exposure,” police said in a news release.
The suspect is described as a white man with tanned skin, wearing a brown hoodie, blue jeans, a baseball cap, and a blue medical mask. He was also carrying a dark-coloured duffel bag.
Anyone with information or dashcam footage from the area at the time is asked to contact Guelph Police.
