Knifepoint robbery in Charlottetown caught on video

Charlottetown Police are looking for someone who robbed a smoke shop at knifepoint on Tuesday night.

Video surveillance shows the suspect fleeing the Frugal Smoke Shop on Kensington Road with boxes of cigarettes at 10:49 p.m.

Police say they were informed that an individual entered the business wielding a knife.

Police cordoned off the area and called in the RCMP's K-9 unit, but were unable to locate the suspect.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Charlottetown Police at 902-629-4172.

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