7 youths arrested after Garden City crime spree

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Seven youths are facing charges in connection with a string of robberies in Garden City over the weekend.

Winnipeg police say they were called Sunday to a fast food restaurant in the 2100 block of McPhillips Street for a report of a commercial robbery.

Officers learned several suspects, all believed to be youths, stole the cash register and threw a chair at an employee. No injuries were reported. They fled before police arrived.

Police linked the group to a string of other robberies in the area that same night.

In the six other incidents at a number of nearby stores and restaurants, several youth suspects stole cash registers and merchandise. In some instances, they threw merchandise and stones, damaged the businesses and, in one case, assaulted an employee.

Later that night, police found several youths near the intersection of Inkster Boulevard and McPhillips Street and linked them to the incidents.

The suspects, four boys and three girls ranging from 12 to 15 years old, face a slew of theft and mischief charges, as well as multiple breaches of conditions.

Six of the seven were detained in custody, and one was released on an undertaking to appear in court at a later date.

None of the allegations have been tested in court.