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Armed robbery reported at Vancouver Subway

By Stevie Mathieu, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor
Published: January 25, 2016, 10:29pm

A man with a gun reportedly robbed a Subway restaurant in Vancouver tonight.

The robbery was reported shortly after 9:30 p.m. at the sandwich shop at 8084 E. Mill Plain Blvd. The suspect got away with a blue gift bag full of cash, mostly small bills, according to emergency radio traffic monitored at The Columbian.

The suspect was described as a black man, between the ages of 45 and 50, who was about 5-foot-8-inches tall with a medium build. At the time of the robbery, he was wearing a plastic mustache, a green shirt, black pants and glasses, and he had a handgun in his waist band, according to radio traffic.

Police set up a containment area in an attempt to find the man.

Additional details about the robbery were not immediately available.

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Columbian Assistant Metro Editor