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Man charged after string of robberies

A 49-year-old man is facing multiple charges following five robberies and an assault on a security guard.

The first robbery happened June 23 at 11:20 p.m. A man robbed a business in the 600 block of Balmoral Street, confronting a female clerk and demanding cash.

Sunday, the same man went on an afternoon crime spree downtown, robbing three restaurants and one lounge while telling staff he was armed.

At 1:45 p.m., when the man attempted to rob a restaurant in the 300 block of St. Mary Avenue, security guards arrived on the scene and tried to detain him. The suspect assaulted one of the guards, who sustained minor injuries, police say.

The 49-year-old is facing charges including one count of robbery, four counts of robbery with intent and one count of assault with intent to resist arrest. He has been detained in the provincial remand centre.

 

 

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