He could get popped and spend time in the can, all for a can of pop.

A stolen soda is all Durham Regional Police say a robbery suspect managed to get away with during a hold up at a dessert shop in Markham on Monday.

Investigators released video showing the suspect rolling up to the store on Copper Creek Boulevard on a bicycle at around 8:15 p.m.

The suspect, wearing dark clothing and a surgical mask, enters the store and makes small talk before pulling out a large wrench and allegedly demanding cash.

In a release, Durham police said the suspect “threatened an employee with a wrench but was unable to steal any money, taking only a can of soda.”

A passerby who came to the aid of the store employee was then assaulted by the suspect, police add. He was not seriously injured.

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