A robbery late Friday afternoon resulted in two suspects leading nearly a dozen police cars on a dicey pursuit through a quiet neighbourhood.
Wolseley resident Russell Wangersky was on his front porch Friday evening when he heard the police helicopter above him. Soon after, a white SUV with two flat tires came barrelling down Wolseley Avenue.
“About 70 kilometers an hour,” said Wangersky (who is the Free Press perspectives editor). “And then it was just trailed by a variety of marked and unmarked police cars. There were six or seven in the first bunch, and then there was another four.”
Winnipeg police officers were notified of an armed robbery on the 300 block of Furby Street in the late afternoon. While driving a Jeep Trailhawk with stolen license plates, the suspects pulled up to a man and woman and used weapons to rob the victims of cash and cigarettes, Winnipeg Police Service spokesperson Cst. Jason Michalyshen said Saturday.
Later that evening, police spotted the Jeep near Isabel Street and Logan Avenue. Officers attempted to stop the car with no success, before using a spike strip near St. James Street and Sargent Avenue, Michalyshen said.
The car eventually came to a halt on the 900 block of Palmerston Avenue and the driver fled on foot to the riverbank. Officers caught up to him and he, along with the passenger, were arrested.
“A lot of resources dedicated to it. It’s unfortunate that it comes down to this, but good work by by a number of members,” Michalyshen said.
No one was hurt in the pursuit.
Colin Love Groves, 37, and Sage Albert Young, 33, face numerous charges including robbery, possession of a weapon, disguise with intent, flight from a police officer and failing to comply with conditions of a release order. They remain in custody.
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