Posted on 04/28/2009, 3:46 pm, by mySteinbach

On Sunday, April 26, 2009 shortly after 6 a.m., Swan River RCMP Detachment responded to an armed robbery at a local Convenience store on Main Street in Swan River. 

Investigation revealed that a male individual armed with a knife, entered the store with his face covered, assaulted an employee and left the store with a small amount of cash.

On April 27th,  a 14 year old local area youth was arrested and charged with robbery with a weapon and other related criminal charges .  He will be appearing in Youth Court in Swan River on April 29th, 2009.

The employee was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries and released shortly thereafter.

Corporal Miles Grandfield
(204) 734-4686