An armed robbery early Tuesday morning sent the victim to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The individual was walking eastbound on the trail between Athletic Park and Hiawatha Street around 5:30 a.m. when a man appeared and held a knife to their throat while demanding their cell phone.
The victim was cut while escaping.
Detectives from the St. Thomas Police Service Criminal Investigations Branch are investigating and anyone with information is asked to contact city police.
The suspect is described as approximately 6′ tall, thin build, light skin, a short beard that gets longer toward his chin and a little bit of grey, a long nose and thin lips.
The suspect was wearing a dark hat possibly with a Nike swoosh on it and a spring coat.
Anyone with information is asked to contact STPS at 519-631-1224 or www.stthomas-elgincrimestoppes.ca. Refer to case #ST22015234.
Written by Ian McCallum
