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New Glasgow police still searching for suspect in tavern robbery

Shawn Bonvie is a suspect in the Oct. 12 robbery of the Glasgow Pub on Stewart Street in New Glasgow.
Shawn Bonvie is a suspect in the Oct. 12 robbery of the Glasgow Pub on Stewart Street in New Glasgow.

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New Glasgow police are still searching for Shawn Michael Bonvie, the man police believe robbed the Glasgow Pub on Stewart Street in New Glasgow last week.

At approximately 1 p.m. on Oct. 12 New Glasgow Regional Police were called to the tavern. According to information police were able to obtain in their investigation, a lone suspect entered the tavern and demanded money. One staff member was present and was grabbed, assaulted and forced into a room. The staff member suffered minor injuries.

The suspect, whom police believe to be Bonvie, fled the tavern on foot with a quantity of cash. Police immediately responded and were assisted by Pictou County Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit and Truro Police K-9.

Bonvie is described as a 36-year-old white male with short brown hair, blue eyes, 5’8” and approximately 200lbs. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a brown zip-up hooded sweater. Const. Ken MacDonald of the New Glasgow Regional Police Service said Bonvie is considered dangerous and people are advised not to approach him.

Anyone with information about this incident or location of Bonvie is asked to contact New Glasgow Regional Police at 902-752-1941. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can also contact Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or text TIP202 + your message to 'CRIMES' (274637) or submit tips by Secure Web at www.crimestoppers.ns.ca. Calls to Crime Stoppers are not tapped or traced.

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