Arrest Made in Bay Roberts Armed Robbery

RCMP responded to a report of an armed robbery at a local gas station on the Conception Bay Highway in Bay Roberts.

Shortly after 4:00 a.m. on July 15, a man entered the store demanding money and saying he had a weapon.

He fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of cash.

A 30-year-old man from North River has been arrested and will be charged with armed robbery, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, and possession of a weapon while under a prohibition order.

The man has been held in custody to appear in Harbour Grace Provincial Court.