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Suspect charged 18 months after violent robbery

The robbery happened in Vernon in August 2015. Now a man has been charged.

RCMP say a woman was sleeping in her parked vehicle when a window was smashed by someone trying to steal her purse and phone.

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The victim was hanging on to her possessions when she was dragged through the broken window and assaulted.

The culprit took off on a bicycle with the loot.

Shane Gaudry, 31, is charged with robbery.

Police say Gaudry is being held in custody on other, unrelated charges.

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