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Winnipeg Police did not have far to look to nab a 30-year-old woman who allegedly tried to rob a bank, hair salon and clothing store Monday afternoon all within a short amount of time.
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Fifteen minutes after officers arrived at the first scene, they went to a retail store in the same block where they arrested a suspect.
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At around 1:36 p.m., police responded to the 3600 block of Portage Avenue for the report of a commercial robbery.
General Patrol officers, attended a banking institution and learned that an adult female suspect had produced a knife and attempted to physically take money from a teller who was dispersing cash to a customer. The suspect was unsuccessful and fled on foot before police arrived.
About 15 minutes later, officers were directed to another retail store in the same block, where they located the suspect and arrested her without incident. A knife and a pair of runners, later determined to have been stolen, were located on her person and seized as evidence, police said.
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Through their investigation, officers learned that the suspect, after fleeing the bank and still brandishing the knife, went to a hair salon in the same block and attempted to steal a cash register. The suspect attempted to stab one of the intervening staff members and shoved her to the ground as she fled the business empty-handed. The 44-year-old female victim suffered a minor injury for which she did not require medical attention. The suspect then headed to a nearby clothing retail store, where she stole a pair of runners valued at around $100 and fled to a fourth business where she was ultimately apprehended.
A 30-year-old Winnipeg woman has been charged with two counts of robbery and theft under $5,000.
She was detained in custody.
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