Two charged in bear-spray robbery

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Two shoplifting suspects are charged with discharging bear spray at grocery store staff before fleeing in a stolen vehicle.

Winnipeg police said the robbery happened at a store in the 900 block of Henderson Highway at about 9 p.m. Saturday.

A store employee tried to stop a man and woman who stole merchandise and were about to leave, police said. The suspects deployed bear spray and left. Nobody was injured, police said.

The pair fled in a stolen vehicle, driving south on Henderson at a high speed.

Police, guided by the AIR1 helicopter, followed the vehicle and stopped it at Burrows Avenue and Inkster Boulevard. The stolen merchandise was recovered.

A 31-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman are facing charges, with the man facing additional charges for a weapon offence, driving while prohibited and failing to comply with a probation order.