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Knife-wielding suspect steals bike

Windsor police are looking for a suspect who stole a bike while waving a butcher knife.

Officers were called to Grandview Street in east Windsor around 9:30 p.m. on June 29. They were told a man was walking in the area while brandishing a long knife. The suspect stole a bicycle from the front of a residence and then left the area on foot.

The suspect is described as a white man between 30-40 years old with a slender build, dark hair, and a mustache. At the time of the incident he was wearing a dark blue Windsor Spitfires shirt, black shorts, a backwards red baseball hat, a green backpack, white Adidas soccer shoes and had a cast on his lower right leg.

Anyone with information should call the Major Crimes Unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4830. They can also contact Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at http://catchcrooks.com.

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