Sunshine Coast RCMP are investigating another armed robbery, the third on the Coast in the past two and a half months.
On Monday, just after 8 p.m., a lone male entered the Family Mart convenience store located at 5530 Wharf Avenue in Sechelt.
Police said the man, who was Caucasian and appeared to be in his late teens or early 20s, was carrying a baseball bat.
The suspect was wearing a dark toque, a bandanna over his face, track pants, a checkered mac shirt and runners.
"The male smashed the glass display on the counter and yelled for the clerk to back away," said Const. Jason Bouwman. "The male then took money from the cash register and left the store."
Bouwman said no one was injured during the robbery.
Police recovered the track pants, shirt, a purple sweatshirt and the baseball bat in the bushes near an alley at the rear of the store.
He said police are following a number of leads and have identified a possible suspect. As of press time, no arrests had been made.
Monday's robbery is the third incident on the Coast in the past few months.
On Feb. 22, two men are said to have committed an armed robbery at the Mason Road Store (formerly the Corner Cupboard) in Sechelt.
Approximately $500 was taken from the store. The third robbery took place in early January in Gibsons.In that case, two Caucasian men, believed to be in their teens, walked into the Blackfish Cold Beer and Wine store, took several bottles of hard liquor and fled on foot.
Police are still investigating all three cases.
