Article content
London police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two suspects in a brazen robbery at a business in the city’s southwest end.
According to police, on Monday at around 5:45 p.m. two men entered a pharmacy in the 500-block of Commissioners Road West, which is near Wonderland Road. They approached a female employee and asked for help with items in a locked display case, police said.
Article content
The employee opened the case, and one of the men covered her mouth and forcibly confined her while the other removed perfume from the shelves, police say.
The two suspects fled the store with the stolen goods and police were contacted, but no suspects were found in a subsequent search of the area, police say. No physical injuries were reported.
One of the suspects is described as a Black male and in his late teens with a thin build and long curly black hair, standing around five-foot-10. He was wearing a black shirt, black jeans, and a black toque.
The other is described as a male with tanned skin and long dark hair, also in his late teens with a thin build and standing five-foot-10. He was wearing all black as well, with a black bandana over his face.
Investigators are asking anyone with information to call them at (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Beware of taxi scam: London police
London police are warning of a “taxi scam” that involves fraudsters posing as a passenger who needs help paying their fare. Victims have their debit cards swapped when they pay on the in-car machine, police say, and money is stolen.
To avoid this, police warn citizens to never leave their card unattended at a debit machine and to know the taxi company name and cab number whenever they’re paying a fare. Remove your card if there’s an error and never give the card to the driver, police say.
Never pay a stranger’s cab fare with a debit card in exchange for cash, police say.
Recommended from Editorial
Share this article in your social network
