THUNDER BAY -- City police have arrested a suspect in connection with a pair of robberies reported earlier this month.
Officials with the Thunder Bay Police Service say officers arrested a man Friday, Oct. 24 for the Oct. 2 robbery of a Shell gas bar on Red River Road. The same suspect is believed to be connected to an Oct. 13 robbery of a Mac’s convenience store on Waterloo Street.
Police say officers saw the suspect walking on Windermere Street at about 1 p.m. Friday afternoon.
The man was taken into custody without incident.
Alexander James Geesic, 33, of Thunder Bay, has been charged with two counts of robbery, wearing a disguise with intent and two counts of breach of probation.
He remains in custody at the district jail.
None of the charges against the accused have been tested in court.
