Youth Charged Following Robbery in St. John's

The RNC has arrested a teenage male following a robbery in St. John’s.

On Friday shortly before midnight, police responded to a report of a disturbance in the Cowan Avenue area where a young male had sustained injuries. Responding officers located the young male, who was transported to the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Patrol officers later determined a robbery had occurred involving an assault with a weapon.

On Saturday just before 2 p.m., investigators arrested a 15-year-old male form St. John’s in connection with the event. The accused was held in custody to appear in Provincial Court on charges of armed robbery, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, using an imitation firearm to commit an offence, and assault with a weapon.

The investigation of this event remains active.