A man, two women and a youth are facing charges following three armed robberies in Prince Albert, Sask. The four were arrested early Tuesday morning following the third robbery over a three-and-a-half hour period.
The first one happened Monday just after 11:30 p.m. CT when a man armed with a firearm robbed an off-sale in the 600-block of Marquis Road. He fled with an unknown amount of alcohol.
Then Tuesday just after 2 a.m. CT, a staff member from a business in the 2800-block of 6th Avenue East said he was approached by two men outside the business. He told police one had a knife and the other a gun and demanded to turn over what was in his pockets.
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He was then struck with the gun before the suspects fled on foot. He was treated in hospital for minor injuries.
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The third robbery happened just before 3 a.m. CT when a man allegedly brandishing a gun grabbed alcohol out the hands of a staff member while they were serving a customer at an off-sale in the Unit Block of River Street West.
Police stopped a vehicle a short time later at 6th Avenue and 22nd Street East. An 18-year-old man, two 19-year-old women and a 17-year-old youth were arrested without incident.
The four are facing numerous charges including robbery and breach of court orders. All were scheduled to appear Wednesday morning in Prince Albert provincial court.
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