THUNDER BAY -- A 19-year-old suspect is being held in custody after allegedly robbing a south side convenience store on Monday night.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers were called to the Circle K store on the 600 block of Arthur Street at about 10:30 p.m. after two suspects entered the store and demanded money and cigarettes.
The two suspects fled with cigarettes and undisclosed quantity of cash, police said in a Tuesday afternoon news release.
Officers, with assistance from their newly initiated K-9 unit, arrested one of the suspects a short distance away.
The 19-year-old Thunder Bay man has been charged with robbery and is being held behind bars ahead of a scheduled court appearance on Wednesday.
Police did not provide any further information about whether the second suspect is still being sought.
