THUNDER BAY – A 34-year-old man is behind bars and accused of robbing a Thunder Bay credit union and convenience store on Aug. 11.
In a release issued on Saturday, police said community response teams initially spotted the suspect just prior to noon on Friday and attempted to corral him, but he fled on a bicycle in an attempt to evade police.
They caught up to him at a residence in the 200 block of Pearl Street and the man was arrested without incident and taken to the Balmoral police station.
In the most brazen of the two robbery attempts, a man entered Bay Credit Union’s Algoma Street location at about 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 11, brandishing a weapon. He confronted staff and fled the area on a bicycle.
About 12 hours earlier a lone male entered the Oliver Road Mac’s Convenience Store and allegedly demanded the 24-year-old employee on duty empty the cash register. The suspect then grabbed cigarettes and scratch tickets before fleeing the scene.
No one was hurt in either incident.
Kirk Michael Lewis Finlayson was charged with two counts of robbery with a weapon, two counts of disguise with intent and obstructing a police officer.
The suspect appeared in court on Saturday and was remanded into custody, expected to face his next court hearing on Wednesday.
None of the charges have been proven in a court of law.
