Five teens and a 21-year-old were arrested after weapons were stolen from a store. No one was hurt.
Wednesday, Winnipeg police said they were told about a robbery by a group of suspects in the 500 block of Sterling Lyon Parkway.
Officers said a group of young people had gone to the business and taken three machetes and throwing knives, then fled to a mall across the street.
Six people were arrested in the mall, authorities said, and three 18-inch machetes and a pack of three eight-inch throwing knives were found and taken by police.
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An investigation revealed that the suspects were associated with another person who had gone to the store to shoplift, mainly machetes and knives, police said.
A 21-year-old man and 13- and 16-year-old boys face weapons-related charges, and charges of theft under $5,000, authorities said. All were released by way of undertakings.
Three girls aged 15 to 16 years were also arrested, police said. One of the 15-year-olds was put behind bars, and the other girls were given trespassing notices and released without charges, officers said.
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