3 teens charged in string of armed robberies, assaults in Winnipeg
Winnipeg police seized a stolen vehicle, a sawed-off 12-gauge shotgun and a can of bear mace when they arrested three teens wanted in a string of violent break-ins and robberies.
The first robbery was a home invasion before 4:30 a.m. on July 21. A house on Rannock Avenue in Charleswood was broken into and the residents were pepper sprayed and robbed, police said. A vehicle was then stolen by the robbers, who sped off.
The second happened around 6:30 a.m. on July 23 on Wendon Bay in Tyndall Park, where two people, one with a gun, forced their way into a home then assaulted and robbed two residents.
One of the residents was taken to hospital and treated for numerous cuts and bruising while the other suffered minor injuries, police said.
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An hour later, at 7:30 a.m., two boys were riding their bikes in the area of Aberdeen Avenue and Salter Street, in the North End, when a male youth pointed a gun at them, ordered them to get off of their bikes, and chased them a short distance, police said.
The boys escaped without being injured.
Three people were arrested and charged in connection with all three incidents later the same day.
An 18-year-old man is charged with 20 offences, including several counts each of assault, armed robbery, break-and-enter, and theft, as well as 12 firearms-related offences.
A 15-year-old boy is charged with break-and-enter, theft, robbery and failure to comply with court conditions.
A 17-year-old girl is charged with break-and-enter, theft, robbery, armed robbery and possession of property obtained by crime.