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
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Hastings was arrested by the RPS robbery unit, patrol and crime reduction team on Aug. 20
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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.
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