On April 1, 2017, Grand Falls-Windsor RCMP responded to a complaint of an armed robbery at the Needs Convenience store on Lincoln Road. A masked individual holding a knife entered the store and demanded money. The suspect fled on foot from the store and was not located by police at the time.
Following an investigation, a 20 year old man from Grand Falls-Windsor was arrested on April 24, 2017 for the armed robbery. He is being held in custody and will appear in Grand Falls-Windsor Provincial Court, today, April 25, 2017.