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A 27-year-old London man is facing several charges – including armed robbery – after threatening restaurant staff with a knife and assaulting an employee Wednesday night.

London police say a man was removed from a Richmond Street bar near Central Avenue at about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday. After he was forced out, he pulled out a knife and wave it at the bar’s bouncers, police said.

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The man then entered a nearby restaurant and demanded all of the money from the till. Police say he threatened the restaurant’s employees with a knife and was given an undisclosed amount of cash.

Officers arrived as he was trying to leave. The suspect went back inside the restaurant to try to hide and assaulted an employee, police said. The victim did not sustain any injuries.

London police arrested and charged a 27-year-old London man at the scene.

He has been charged with armed robbery, assault with a weapon, assault, possessing a weapon and breaching his probation.

He will appear in court Thursday in relation to the charges.

Police are asking anyone with information about the case to call (519) 661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).