(COMTEX)     B: Peel Regional Police - Armed robbery at video store
B: Peel Regional Police - Armed robbery at video store
 
MISSISSAUGA, ON, Mar 14, 2002 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Members of the
Peel Regional Police Central Robbery Bureau are seeking the public's assistance
after a video store was robbed at gunpoint, on Wednesday, March 13, 2002.
 
At around 7:00 p.m., four culprits, two armed with silver handguns, entered the
store located at 1180 Midway Boulevard, in the Dixie Road and Derry Road area.
The culprits tied up three staff members and forced them into a storage room. A
large quantity of South Asian DVDs, CDs, videos, along with the cash register,
were removed from the store. The victims managed to free themselves and contact
police. The victims were not physically injured during the robbery
 
All four culprits were male, white, dark hair, 20-30 years, 5' 5", 135 lbs,
medium build, wearing dark clothing. Two of the culprits were armed with silver
handguns.
 
Anyone with information is asked to contact Peel Regional Police Central Robbery
Bureau at 905-453-2121 ext. 7455 or Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS/8477.
 
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