French Creek gas station robbed by man with knife

Oceanside RCMP are investigating a knife-point robbery Thursday night at a French Creek gas station.

A male entered the Shell station on Island Highway West, produced a knife and demanded money before fleeing on foot.

Officers and a police dog responded immediately, but could not locate a suspect.

No one was injured, although the station’s clerk was shaken up, police said. RCMP released an image of the male taken from surveillance video.

The suspect is described as white and about five-foot-11. He was wearing blue jeans, a hoodie with Carhartt written on the left sleeve, white runners with two dark stripes on either side, and a dark blue balaclava with white graphics. He was carrying a light- and dark-blue Nike bag with a “swoosh” on it.

Call Oceanside RCMP at 250248-6111 with any information