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Police Have Description of Mall Spray Suspect

Monday, July 16, 2012 @ 11:12 AM

Prince George, B.C.-  RCMP in Prince George have a description of the suspect they are seeking in connection with yesterday’s incident at the Pine Centre Mall.

The mall was evacuated over the lunch hour  after  some customers suffered  eye and throat irritation.  Security staff located a can of bear spray  in a garbage container  in the mall.   It took about an hour for the  air to clear in the mall and  employees and  customers were allowed back into the building.

( at right,  hazmat team from  P.G. Fire and Rescue  checking out area of mall yesterday –  photo, opinion250 archive)

The  suspect has been identified as:
 
  • Caucasian male
  • Between 20 and 30 years old
  • Wearing jeans, a dark shirt and a grey hoodie
  • Carrying a white back pack and a motorcycle helmet
 
The suspect is believed to have left the property on a dark coloured sport motorcycle, possibly a Yamaha.
 
The investigation into this matter is continuing. 
 
Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the Prince George RCMP at (250)561-3300 or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800)222-TIPS (8477), online at www.pgcrimestoppers.bc.ca, or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES (274637) using keyword "pgtips".

Comments

It would be helpful if they would release and post photos from the security footage. A vague description isn’t terribly helpful.

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