Regina police searching for suspect after weapons offences

The Regina Police Service is looking for a man who flashed a gun while stealing a bike and trying to steal a cellphone Wednesday.

According to police, a man carrying a gun tried to steal a cellphone from a woman in the parking lot of the Normanview Mall at about 8:40 p.m.

Then, about 25 minutes later, the same man took a bike from a woman at Fourth Avenue and McIntosh Street.

The suspect is described as being approximately 20 years old with short dark hair. He was wearing a black baseball cap, jeans, a red muscle shirt and a red mask with flames on it around his mouth.

The handgun was described as black with diamonds or jewels on the handle.

Anyone with information about the incidents is asked to call the Regina Police Service at 306-777-6500 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.