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City police arrest two robbery suspects

City police arrest and charge two men in connection with a robbery at a north-side hotel.
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THUNDER BAY – Two men are behind bars after a robbery left one man with non-life threatening facial injuries early Thursday morning.

According to Thunder Bay Police Service, officers were dispatched to a hotel in the 1000 block of Dawson Road just after 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28 following reports of a robbery.

Officers arrived and reviewed surveillance footage linked to the complaint.

Police say through the course of the investigation, officers identified two accused individuals who assaulted the male victim in a hallway.

Two females intervened to stop the assault.

The victim returned to his room, where he was later assaulted again by the previously identified accused individuals.

Police later found property belonging to the victim in the room of the two accused individuals.

Police say the victim suffered non-life threatening facial injuries as a result of the incident.

Nolan Sinclair Okeese, 21, of Longlac and Randy Raymond Richard Tibishkogijig, 20, of Thunder Bay have both been charged with one count of robbery.

Both accused appeared in court Thursday morning and were remanded into custody with a future date.



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