File photo of a sign outside the Coaldale RCMP detachment. Police have charged a Coaldale man in connection with a reported robbery, April 8, 2024. (Photo: LNN)

By Justin Goulet

Coaldale man charged in connection with robbery

Apr 9, 2024 | 2:33 PM

COALDALE, AB – The RCMP has charged a southern Alberta man in connection to a robbery.

The Coaldale RCMP says that on Monday, April 8, 2024, at around 11:15 a.m., officers were sent out to a report of an armed robbery at a bank in the town.

Police say the investigation found that a male suspect gave a note to the bank teller requesting money. There was allegedly a threat that another individual was outside the building with a firearm.

A suspect was later identified, and officers arrested the individual at a home in the community.

Coaldale resident Jason Wieler, 28, has been charged with the following:

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• Robbery with a firearm
• Possession of property obtained by crime

Wieler has been remanded into custody and is scheduled to be in court in Lethbridge on April 11.

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