Shop clerk robbed at gunpoint

York police are looking for three men they say robbed a convenience store clerk at gunpoint last Thursday morning.
On Sept. 24 at 9:50 a.m., two men went into Convenience on the Way at 3600 Langstaff Rd. and locked the front door. One suspect jumped over the counter to grab cash while the other suspect, armed with a handgun, forced the female employee into a storage room, police say. She stayed there for the rest of the robbery.
A third man entered the store through a back door. All three suspects took an unknown amount of cash from the register, police say.
The suspects then fled the store through a rear door in an unknown direction.
The victim was not injured during the incident.
Police describe the first suspect as male, dark skin, 5-foot-8 with a medium build. He was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and tan-coloured footwear.
The second suspect is described as male, black, 5-foot-7 to 5-foot-8, with a stocky build. He was wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt, dark pants, and a black and white patterned bandanna covering his face. He was carrying a silver handgun.
The description for the third suspect is vague.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact the York Regional Police Hold-Up Unit at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 6630, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or www.1800222tips.com.
In print: October 2, 2009, page 2.