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Police searching for armed robbery suspect

Young woman is suspected of several robberies at businesses in the Austin Avenue and Como Lake corridors in Coquitlam.

Coquitlam RCMP are searching for a young woman suspected of an armed robbery at knifepoint at a business in the 1000-block of Austin Avenue.

The incident occurred at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 16 and investigators believe the same woman is related to several other small business robberies in the commercial areas along Austin Avenue and Como Lake Road.

She is described as a Caucasian woman in her early 20s with blond hair and possibly blue eyes. She is about 5'6" tall with a slim build.

The woman is often seen wearing a black jacket, black pants; she covers her face before the alleged robberies.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 604-945-1550 and quote file number 2015-35200 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca.

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