(Updated 7:30 a.m., March 2)
Man robs Blackburn gas station at knifepoint
By Fred Sherwin
Orléans Online

Ottawa Police are looking for a white male, said to be in his early 20s, after the Petro Canada gas station in Blackburn Hamlet was held up Tuesday night.

According to police, the suspect walked into the gas station at about 10:40 p.m. and pulled out a knife. After demanding, the clerk hand over an undisclosed amount of money and cigarettes, the suspect fled on foot..

The suspect is described as a white male in his 20s, wearing a red scarf covering his face and a black hooded sweater.

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