Nanaimo RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating a man who assaulted an employee at a north-end business and threatened to stab him.
They have released a surveillance photo of a suspect.
Police said the 26-year-old employee confronted a man for allegedly shoplifting about 6 p.m. Jan. 11. The owners do not want the business involved to be identified.
The employee told officers that he approached the suspect at the front doors after watching him try to leave without paying for two speakers valued at $1,500. The suspect punched him several times and threatened to stab him with a knife.
The suspect alluded to having a knife in his pocket but did not produce one.
He is described as white and in his late 30s with greying brown hair. He was wearing a large khaki sweater and blue jeans.
Call Nanaimo RCMP at 250-754-2345 with any information.
