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Crowsnest Pass RCMP arrest wanted man for armed robbery

Dec 4, 2018 | 11:11 PM

CROWSNEST PASS  – RCMP arrested a man in relation to an armed robbery at the Blairmore, Shell Gas Station/Circle K Convenience Store, around 1:30-am on Tuesday (Dec 4).

The man walked into the business and pointed under his clothing, to what a witness believed to be a firearm.  The man left the business with an undisclosed amount of money.  No one was injured.

The suspect was located by officers from the Pincher Creek and Crowsnest Pass Detachments and arrested without incident.

The man was wanted in connection with offences committed in Lethbridge.  The accused is being held in custody pending a bail hearing.  He faces charges of robbery, theft and breach of his release conditions.