Jeremy Austin Lee Hastings, a 23-year old from Regina, faces 39 criminal charges from seven robberies and three break-and-enters between Aug. 6 and Aug. 19.
Regina Police Service says similarities in the crimes over the two-week span lead them to identify Hastings as a potential suspect.
The robberies occurred on the following dates and locations:
- Aug. 6 and Aug. 11 at a business in the 2100 block of Pasqua Street
- Aug. 15 at a business in the 600 block of Albert Street North
- Aug. 17 at a business in the 1800 block of Broad Street
- Aug. 17 at a business in the 500 block of Broad Street
- Aug. 18 at a business in the 500 block of McIntyre Street
- Aug. 19 at a business in the 2400 block of Dewdney Avenue
Get daily National news
Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
Hastings was arrested by the RPS robbery unit, patrol and crime reduction team on Aug. 20
- Man sentenced to over 10 years in prison in Moss Park mass shooting
- Three charged after Calgary man kidnapped, robbed and forced into car trunk
- Calgary police arson unit investigating suspicious fire after vehicles found in flames
- Selena Gomez seeks to dismiss ‘absurd’ lawsuit over mental health startup
His charges include multiple counts of robbery, assault with a weapon, theft under $5,000 and theft of a motor vehicle.
Hasting made his first court appearance in a provincial court on Monday.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.