Chilliwack RCMP seek help in identifying robbery suspect

CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack RCMP are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who allegedly robbed a gas station earlier this year.

On February 23, 2023 at 8:12 p.m., Chilliwack RCMP officers received a report of a robbery at a gas station in the 45000 block of Yale Road. It was reported that the man threatened the clerk with a suspected firearm and demanded money.

Chilliwack RCMP, including the Integrated Police Dog Service, arrived on scene within minutes; however, the suspect had fled the area with an undisclosed amount of cash. Fortunately, no one was physically injured in the store, according to Corporal Martin Godard, media relations spokesman for the Chilliwack RCMP detachment.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian man, tall with a thin build. At the time of the robbery he was wearing camo pants, a black hoodie, black shoes, and a black mask.