Oceanside RCMP say a suspect used a gun to rob the Arlington Inn Beer and Wine Store on Monday, June 3 at about 5:30 p.m. (Google)

By NanaimoNewsNOW staff

Armed robbery

Gun used in Nanoose Bay liquor store robbery

Jun 4, 2019 | 8:31 AM

NANOOSE BAY — A man armed with a gun robbed the Arlington Inn Beer and Wine Store in Nanoose Bay.

Oceanside RCMP say a masked man entered the store around 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 3 and held up a gun throughout the robbery.

Police said the man grabbed the lone female employee working at the time and pushed her behind the counter. The suspect then took cash from the store and put in a dark coloured backpack.

They ran into the woods near the business and disappeared.

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Oceanside Mounties said the suspect is described as a 6 foot tall man with a medium build and a dark green T-shirt wrapped around his head and face.

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