Four boys and three girls between the ages of 12 and 15 have been arrested in connection with a string of robberies in north Winnipeg on Sunday, police say.
Officers were first called to a fast food restaurant on McPhillips Street, where they learned that a cash register had been stolen by a group of youths. A chair was also allegedly thrown at an employee.
Major crimes investigators linked the suspects to a number of other robberies that evening, including the theft of another cash register — this one empty — from another fast-food restaurant on McPhillips.
They’re also suspected in trashing a pair of Leila Avenue stores, a third fast-food incident on McPhillips, in which they fled empty-handed, and a fourth incident at another fast-food restaurant, in which an employee was assaulted, furnishings were strewn about the restaurant and the cash register was stolen.
Finally, a McPhillips grocery store was robbed of $250 in merchandise and pavement stones were allegedly thrown at a security guard, who wasn’t injured in the incident.
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Police tracked the suspects down just after 8 p.m., near the intersection of McPhillips and Inkster Boulevard.
The suspects face charges including robbery, mischief, theft, wearing a disguise with intent, and breaches of multiple conditions. Six of them remain in custody, while the seventh was released on an undertaking
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Anyone with information is asked to call major crimes investigators at 204-986-6219 or Crime Stoppers anyonymously at 204-786-TIPS (8477).
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