An employee at Vernon Cash Solutions Inc. is facing potential charges after RCMP discovered an armed robbery the 39-year-old woman reported, didn’t happen.
Around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, RCMP got a report of a robbery at the store on 26th St.
“The sole employee reported a man with what appeared to be a handgun entered the business and demanded money,” Cst. Jocelyn Noseworthy said.
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The employee said at the time the man fled when he was given an undisclosed amount of cash.
RCMP had issued a news release including a suspect description.
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Noseworthy said an RCMP investigation later found there was no robbery.
“It was a combination of old fashioned police work in talking to people and video surveillance,” Noseworthy said.
On Friday, the woman was arrested and later released on a Promise to Appear in court on January 26th.
RCMP aren’t saying exactly how much money was involved; they are recommending charges of public mischief and theft under $5,000.
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