Advertisement

Cobourg man brandishing cane charged after robbery at Port Hope convenience store: police

Click to play video: 'Cobourg man arrested following robbery at Port Hope convenience store: police'
Cobourg man arrested following robbery at Port Hope convenience store: police
Surveillance video captures a man with a cane threatening a Port Hope store owner. The suspect also damaged items in the store on Thursday night. – Oct 30, 2020

A Cobourg man has been arrested following a convenience store robbery in Port Hope on Thursday night.

According to the Port Hope Police Service, around 7:30 p.m., a man attended a downtown store on Walton Street and initially asked to have his cellphone charged. He left the business but returned a short time later.

Police allege the man was intoxicated and began using his cane as a weapon and demanded money from the store owner and his wife who were at the counter.

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

Get daily National news

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

The man also pulled the fire alarm which prompted the town’s fire department and police to arrive on the scene.

Surveillance video obtained by Global News Peterborough shows the man also using his cane to smash items around the counter and knock off displays in the store.

Story continues below advertisement

The video also shows the store owner and the suspect also got into a small physical altercation before the suspect left. The store owner suffered a minor injury, police said.

Police identified the suspect and a short time later police located and arrested him.

David Morris, 58, of Cobourg, was charged with robbery and breach of recognizance.

He was released and will make a court appearance in Cobourg in December, police said Friday morning.

Click to play video: 'Northumberland OPP investigate armed robbery at CIBC in Colborne, Ont.'
Northumberland OPP investigate armed robbery at CIBC in Colborne, Ont.

Sponsored content

AdChoices