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Man charged after threatening to shoot people with pipe wrench
ManitobaA man robbed several Winnipeg businesses on the weekend, pretending a pipe wrench was a gun, say police.Several businesses on Pembina Highway robbed by pipe-wielding man, police sayCBC News · Posted: Feb 03, 2020 12:27 PM CT | Last Updated: February 3Police have charged a 41-year-old man with multiple offences, including assault with a weapon,…
A man robbed several Winnipeg businesses on the weekend, pretending a pipe wrench was a gun, say police.
Several businesses on Pembina Highway robbed by pipe-wielding man, police say
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A man robbed several Winnipeg businesses on the weekend, pretending a pipe wrench was a gun, say police.
The 41-year-old man first went into a restaurant on Pembina Highway, near Calrossie Boulevard, on Sunday afternoon. He was armed with a large pipe wrench but holding it like a gun, police said.
He demanded money from an employee and was given about $300 before leaving. The employee was not injured.
The man then immediately went into a neighbouring business with the pipe wrench wrapped in cloth and again claimed it was a gun. He demanded money while threatening to shoot an employee, police said. The man was given less than $100 and left.
His next stop was in a gas station where he also threatened to shoot an employee while demanding a taxi be called for him, police said.
The man left before a cab arrived and he confronted a person in a parking lot of a neighbouring business.
Police, who were initially called around 3:30 p.m. after the restaurant robbery, eventually found the man near Pembina and Jubilee Avenue.
He has been charged with multiple offences, including assault with a weapon, robbery, uttering threats, and failure to comply with a probation order.
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