Police looking for suspect after robbery in Sydney

Cape Breton Regional Police are asking for your help to identify a suspect in a robbery at the Needs Convenience Store on Alexandra Street in Sydney.

On May 24th, officers responded to an alarm at the location just after 11:00 p.m., where a store clerk reported a man demanded cigarettes and cash, took them and left on foot.

The suspect is described as man in his 30's with dark facial hair.

At the time of the incident, he was wearing a black face mask, black leather jacket, jeans and brown boots.

He also had black and tan-coloured work gloves.

Officers patrolled the area with the assistance of K-9, collected information from witnesses and video surveillance, and the Forensic Identification Unit processed the scene for additional evidence.

If you have any information about this incident or the identity of the suspect, you are asked to call police or Crime Stoppers.