Posted on 11/07/2011, 11:22 am, by mySteinbach

On November 5, 2011, at approximately 4:15am, Dauphin Municipal RCMP officers were dispatched to a robbery in progress in the parking lot of a 1st Avenue NE business in Dauphin.

Officers attended the scene and found a male victim. Police also seen two males running away from the scene. Following a brief foot chase, the two were males apprehended. The victim was taken to hospital for non-life threatening injuries.

Investigators have determined that the two suspects had approached the victim demanding money while they assaulted him.

A 16-year-old Dauphin male and a 17-year-old Valley River FN male have each been charged with robbery and a number of related criminal charges. Each has been remanded in custody to appear in court in Dauphin.