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Winnipeg Police have arrested a 36-year-old man in connection with two armed robberies early Saturday morning. The incidents occurred at convenience stores on Lorette Avenue and Corydon Avenue, leaving three employees shaken but uninjured.
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Police responded to the first robbery at approximately 1:30 a.m. at a store in the 700 block of Corydon Avenue. A man entered the store, brandished a knife, and fled on foot with stolen property valued at approximately $220.
Later, at around 5:00 a.m., police were called to a second robbery in the 900 block of Lorette Avenue. The same man reportedly robbed the store at knifepoint, taking items valued at approximately $210. A customer who intervened provided police with information that led officers to locate the suspect at the intersection of Grant Avenue and Stafford Street. He was arrested without incident, and a knife was recovered at the scene.
The employees involved in both incidents — a 28-year-old woman, a 65-year-old man, and a 25-year-old man — were not physically harmed during the robberies.
The suspect, a 36-year-old man from Winnipeg, has been charged with two counts of robbery and failing to comply with a condition of a release order. He remains in custody pending further legal proceedings. Police continue to investigate.
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