Regina man charged in connection to June robbery on Dewdney Avenue
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Police have made an arrest in connection to an early June robbery in Regina’s downtown.
On June 5, Regina police officers responded to a call of a robbery in progress on the 2900 block of Dewdney Avenue.
According to a news release, police learned that a victim had been threatened and robbed by a man with a weapon.
Officers at the scene were given a description of a man who had fled the scene. On Friday, July 19, police found a man matching that description.
He was arrested without incident. A search of the suspect revealed the stolen items and the weapon used in the robbery.
The 26-year-old faces one count of robbery and one count of assault with a weapon.
He made his first appearance on his charges in provincial court on Monday.
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