4 arrested after alleged convenience store robbery

A file image of the Winnipeg Police Service taken on Dec. 24, 2019. (Source: CTV News Winnipeg)

Two female youths and two women are facing charges after an alleged commercial robbery at a convenience store.

Around 4:30 a.m. on Saturday, four people went to the store in the 400 block of St. Anne’s Road in Winnipeg in an intoxicated state.

An employee at the store, who was the only worker at the time, saw them and locked the doors to prevent them from entering. Police say the suspects got angry over the employee’s action and smashed a 2008 Honda CR-V parked in front of the store with a rock, causing estimated damage of more than $5,000.

The service said two of the four then smashed the store’s windows and entered the store. The pair damaged property inside the store and all four suspects left the store on foot with stolen property before officers arrived, according to a media release. The employee was not injured and damage to the store is also estimated to be more than $5,000.

Responding officers found all four suspects in a nearby area and took them into custody. One of the four was sent to hospital in stable condition for her injury from kicking the storefront glass, police said.

A 21-year-old woman is now facing seven charges, including break and enter and committing a robbery, mischief, weapons-related and failure to comply with court orders. She was detained in custody.

Three others – 14, 17 and 20 – are also each facing numerous charges, including break and enter and committing a robbery, and mischief. They were released on undertakings with a court date.

None of the charges have been tested in court.