On December 29, 2010 at approximately 9:40pm, Steinbach RCMP responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Mitchell Convenience Store.
RCMP attended and learned that a male had entered the store with his face covered by a bandanna. The male advised that he had a gun and demanded cigarettes and cash. The female clerk turned over several packages of cigarettes and a quantity of cash. No gun was shown or seen during the incident. The male then exited the store and met up with a second male that was seen in the store a few minutes earlier.
Police searched the area but were not able to locate the suspects.
The following descriptions of the suspects were provided:
Suspect 1: Teenager, approximately six feet tall, slim, wearing a dark green zip up hooded sweatshirt with yellow writing near the bottom.
Suspect 2: Approximately six feet tall, wearing a black and white hooded sweatshirt.
Later that night, acting on a tip, RCMP attended to a residence and arrested a 13-year-old male youth for armed robbery.
The youth is presently in custody and is facing charges of armed robbery, wearing a disguise during the commission of an offence and breach of a probation order.
RCMP are still attempting to identify and locate the second suspect.
The investigation is continuing.
Cpl Sean Grunewald
Steinbach RCMP
204-326-4452
204-392-5141
