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Knife-point robberies at Okanagan stores

File: RCMP cruiser. The Canadian Press

RCMP in the north Okanagan are investigating two armed robberies.

The first happened Monday evening at a Dollar Tree Store in Vernon.

Police say a man produced a knife, stated it was a robbery, and fled with an undisclosed amount of money.

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About four hours later, a 7-11 convenience store in Armstrong was robbed by a knife-toting woman.

She left in a car with cash and merchandise.

Police soon found a car matching the description and arrested a woman and two men, all in their 20’s.

They remain in RCMP custody.

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