Hamilton police seek identity of man involved in Westdale robbery

Hamilton Police are asking for help from the public in identifying a man who robbed a business in the Westdale area in August.

A commercial break and enter happened on Aug. 11 shortly after 4:30 a.m. in the area of King St. West and Newton Ave.

A man smashed the window on the front door of a business and stole several items before fleeing the scene.

Police did not release the estimated total of value lost for the business.

The suspect is described as a 20-30 year old white man. At the time of the robbery he was wearing a blue baseball hat, a black sweater, black shorts, black gloves, a left brown shoe, a right blue shoe, and he had a black backpack.

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The man was also in the possession of a white BMX bicycle with yellow tires and red rims.

Police are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect.

Anyone with information that could assist police with this investigation are asked to contact Detective Sgt. Shane Groombridge at 905-546-2991 or Detective Cst. Wayne Potter at 905-540-6342.