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East end Canadian Tire evacuated while police search for robbery suspect

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The Canadian Tire in east Regina was evacuated Tuesday morning while the Regina Police Service (RPS) arrested a robbery suspect.

RPS was first called to a residence on East Haughton Road around 9:30 a.m. where the suspect had barricaded himself inside.

The suspect then jumped from a balcony and ran to the nearby store, RPS said in a news release.

Police believed the suspect had a weapon and alerted the store, requesting that staff and customers evacuate.

Officers located the male suspect and took him safely into custody around 10:15 a.m., according to RPS.

The investigation is still underway, RPS said further details will be released once they’re available.

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