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RCMP seek man in robbery

A man is being sought by police after he robbed a liquor store armed with a screwdriver last month.
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Police have obtained arrest warrants for John Louis Umpherville

A man is being sought by police after he robbed a liquor store armed with a screwdriver last month.

Red Deer City RCMP said that on Oct. 27 at about 11:46 a.m., a male entered Cold One Liquor Store at 5101 76th St. in Red Deer.

He brandished a screwdriver and demanded money.

The liquor store employee complied with the demand and the suspect left with an undisclosed amount of money.

Police have obtained arrest warrants for John Louis Umpherville, 54, of Red Deer.

Umpherville is described as a 1.67-metre (five-foot-six) native male, weighing about 72 kg (160 pounds).

He has black/grey hair and a moustache.

Anyone with information on Umpherville’s whereabouts is asked to contact Red Deer City RCMP at 403-343-5575, or if they wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).