A man is behind bars after a robbery was reported at a jewelry store in Winnipeg.
Monday afternoon, Winnipeg police said a man driving a Chevrolet got in a car crash near Chief Peguis Trail and Lagimodiere Boulevard. Officers said he left without exchanging information with the other driver.
Not long after, police said the same man went to a mall in the 2300 block of McPhillips Street while he was armed with a hatchet.
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“While having his identity concealed, the suspect began smashing glass display cases at a jewelry store and stealing numerous items,” police said, adding he left again in a car.
Just before 3 p.m., officers said the 24-year-old man was found in the same vehicle, parked in the 700 block of Broadway, where he was arrested and police said they recovered the jewelry.
The investigation continues.
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