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Arrest made in Peterborough convenience store armed robbery

A Peterborough woman has been charged in connection an armed convenience store robbery on Sept. 21.
A Peterborough woman has been charged in connection an armed convenience store robbery on Sept. 21. Peterborough Police Service

A Peterborough woman has been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of a convenience store a week ago.

Police say on Sept. 21, a woman entered a McDonnel Street convenience store and brandished a knife while demanding the store clerk hand over cash from a cash register.

“The clerk complied and the female suspect fled the store,” police said.

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A suspect was identified and was located Tuesday in the downtown area of George and Charlotte streets.

Ciji Lee Munro, 32, of Charlotte Street, is charged with robbery with a weapon and failure to comply with a probation order.

Police said the accused has also been charged in connection with the theft of a cheque book from a residence.

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“Some of the stolen cheques were then forged and cashed at a local Money Mart,” police said.

As a result, Munro has been charged with use, deals or acts on forged document and failure to comply with a probation order.

She was held in custody and appeared in court on Wednesday.

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