THUNDER BAY -- A 20-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly robbing a south side convenience store armed with a bat.
The suspect entered Alley's Corner Variety on Franklin Street just before 7:30 p.m. Thursday brandishing the bat and demanded money before fleeing the scene, the Thunder Bay Police Service said in a Friday news release.
Officers arrested the suspect about three hours later at a Moodie Street East apartment.
The suspect has been charged with robbery with an offensive weapon, wearing a disguise with intent and failing to comply with recognizance.
He is being in held custody for a future court date.
The store had previously been robbed twice in a 24-day span earlier this year.
“It’s very upsetting. You hear about this all the time, it’s just very discouraging when it happens to you. We’re a small store. Everyone who comes in here is someone who lives in the neighbourhood, who is my neighbour,” owner Heather Ambro-Bergeron said in June.
“When this happens, it’s just very frustrating and a bit sad.”
