Police are looking for two suspects in a robbery in north Lethbridge. (Photo: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

77-year-old man robbed in Lethbridge, police seeking witnesses

May 6, 2024 | 2:06 PM

LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Lethbridge Police Service (LPS) is asking for anyone who can help them with a robbery investigation to come forward.

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 26, 2024, officers were informed that a 77-year-old man was robbed while walking along Grizzly Road North toward 28 Street North.

“The senior was approached by an unknown male and female, who forcefully grabbed him and stole a valuable chain necklace he had been wearing, before fleeing the area in a white, four-door sedan,” reads a media release from LPS.

The first suspect is described as an East Asian man, approximately 35-40 years old.

The second suspect is described as an East Asian woman, approximately 35-40 years old, and wearing a blue head wrapping.

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Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information is asked to call LPS at 403-328-4444 and reference file 24007597.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, online at P3Tips.com, or by using the “P3 Tips” mobile app.

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