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Park Royal security allegedly threatened with syringe

A Vancouver man is in custody charged with robbery after allegedly threatening to stab a security guard with a syringe while stealing crockery from a West Vancouver department store on Wednesday.
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West Vancouver police.

A Vancouver man is in custody charged with robbery after allegedly threatening to stab a security guard with a syringe while stealing crockery from a West Vancouver department store on Wednesday.

The man allegedly grabbed a set of cooking pots from The Bay at Park Royal and raced to a nearby vehicle. When confronted by the store's security guard, the man allegedly threatened the employee with the needle.

The suspect was gone when West Vancouver Police arrived but he was tracked down and arrested later in Vancouver.

Lawrence Poulin, 67, has been charged with robbery and theft under $5,000.