London police have made an arrest after a Tim Hortons in the city’s south end was held up by a sledgehammer-wielding suspect.
The incident happened at around 3 a.m. Tuesday. Police say a man entered the shop at 915 Commissioners Rd. E. near Adelaide Street, jumped over the counter holding the sledgehammer and demanded cash from a female employee.
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Police say he took off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Officers weren’t able to find the suspect when they arrived on scene, but video surveillance footage gave them a detailed description of the individual.
London police’s Foot Patrol unit arrested the man around 12 p.m. the same day, after recognizing him near Dundas Street and Clarence Street.
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A 25-year-old London man has been charged with armed robbery, assault with a weapon, and obstructing a peace officer.
The female employee at Tim Hortons was not injured in the robbery.
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