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Recent arrests tied to spate of robberies and other crimes in Quebec City: police

A Quebec City police badge is seen in Quebec City, Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press

Quebec City police say they think the recent arrests of several suspects will help solve a spate of robberies and other crimes in the provincial capital over the last few days.

Police arrested five people on Tuesday between the ages of 21 and 47 — four men and one woman — but released one man who they say was not involved in the crimes.

Officers were called to two businesses Tuesday afternoon on St-Joseph Street to respond to two robberies.

Police say witnesses helped them locate the suspects’ escape route, which was close to the two businesses that had been robbed.

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They say they were able to tie Tuesday’s robberies to a series of other recent robberies, break and enters and thefts in the city.

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Police say they expect the arrests to lead to the resolutions of numerous cases.

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