Man suspected in 15 Winnipeg robberies arrested: police

CBC News | Posted: June 5, 2021 11:30 PM | Last Updated: June 5, 2021

Value of all merchandise and cash stolen was $46K, Winnipeg police say

• March 9: Gas was stolen at a gas bar in the 1000 block of Keewatin Street. Police say they believe the same man returned later that evening with a knife and stole money from the till as well as some cigarettes.
• March 13: A man armed with a knife robbed a gar bar in the 3300 block of Portage Avenue. He took money from the till, cigarettes and the employee's car, police say. Later that day, a man armed with a knife robbed a convenience store in the 500 block of Osborne Street, taking cigarettes.
• April 22: A man armed with a knife robbed a restaurant in the 1400 block of Inkster Boulevard, taking cash from the till.
• April 29: A man armed with a knife robbed a gas bar in the 1000 block of Keewatin Street of cigarettes and other merchandise.
• May 2: A man who said he had a gun robbed a convenience store in the 600 block of Watt Street, taking cigarettes.
• May 14: A man who said he had a gun robbed a convenience store in the 1100 block of Nairn Avenue, taking cigarettes. That same day, a man with a knife robbed a business in the 900 block of Keewatin Street, taking cash from the till.
• May 16: A man robbed a gas bar in the 900 block of Henderson Highway, taking cigarettes and cash.
• May 17: A man armed with a knife robbed a grocery store in the 900 block of Keewatin Street of cash and product. Later that day, a man armed with a knife robbed a convenience store in the 200 block of Tyndall Avenue, taking cash from the till.
• May 18: A male who said he had a gun robbed a convenience store in the 400 block of Talbot Avenue of cash and cigarettes.
• May 23: A man robbed a convenience store in the 600 block of Watt Street, taking cigarettes.
• May 31: A man armed with a handgun robbed a convenience store in the 600 block of Watt Street, taking cash, lottery tickets and cigarettes.
• June 2: A man armed with a gun, who was accompanied by a woman, robbed a convenience store in the 700 block of St. Mary's Road, taking off with cash, lottery tickets and cigarettes.