Two arrested after overnight bike robbery in Regina
Two people were arrested in connection to a robbery which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Officers were dispatched to the 1100 block of Garnet Street for the report of a robbery in progress around 4 a.m., according to a release from the Regina Police Service (RPS).
According to information gathered by police, a man and a woman had threatened someone with a weapon, stole a bike, then left with the victim’s belongings.
Officers found the suspects in the 900 block of Montague Street a short time later and arrested them. A collapsible baton was found during a search of the suspects, police said.
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A 34-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, both from Regina, were charged with robbery.
The man was also charged with carrying a concealed weapon, and the woman was charged with failure to comply with a probation order.
The pair made their first appearance in Provincial Court on Tuesday afternoon.
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