**TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE NEWS RELEASE**

At approximately 12:30 this morning, April 3rd, 2018, Timmins Police officers responded to a robbery at Mac’s Convenience store in Schumacher.
 
Initial reports indicate that a female suspect entered the store brandishing a weapon and demanded money from the cash register. An undisclosed amount of Canadian currency was taken and the suspect fled from the store.
Fortunately no injuries were sustained as a result of the incident.
 
The suspect is described as a Caucasian female, wearing a light grey hooded sweatshirt with “BAUER” on the front. She was wearing large black sunglasses, a hood, and black pants.
 
The Timmins Police Service thanks the Ontario Provincial Police’s Canine Unit who attended the scene and completed a track.
The investigation continues by members of the Criminal Investigations Unit. Anyone having any information regarding this incident is asked to call the Timmins Police Service at 705-264-1201.