Staff at a Burnaby gas station were threatened with a hypodermic needle during a robbery Sunday.
Burnaby RCMP were called to the Shell station in the 4100 block of North Road at about 12:30 p.m.
A man had come into the store, produced a needle as a weapon and demanded money and lotto tickets, according to police.
Mounties are now looking for a white man, 30 to 40 years old, approximately five foot six, with long dark hair and beard, wearing a dark toque and gray hoody.
Anyone with information about the holdup is asked to contact the Burnaby RCMP at 604-294-7922 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-222-8477 (TIPS).
