St Pierre-Jolys RCMP respond to armed robbery

December 21, 2020
Grunthal, Manitoba

News release

On December 19, 2020, at approximately 5:45 pm, St Pierre-Jolys RCMP responded to a report of an armed robbery located at a gas station on Main Street in the community of Grunthal.

Officers were advised that three males, one armed with a handgun, entered the gas station and stole the cash register. The suspects are then believed to have fled the scene on foot.

At approximately 8:00 pm, St Pierre-Jolys and Steinbach RCMP were advised that officers from the Winnipeg Police Service were attempting to locate a vehicle on Highway 1, near Highway 12, with suspects who matched the description of the Grunthal robbery. These suspects were believed to be involved in recent multiple armed robberies in Winnipeg.

RCMP and WPS officers conducted patrols in the Hwy 1 and Hwy 12 area but the suspect vehicle was not located.

On December 20, further to this investigation, RCMP arrested a 19-year-old male, from the RM of Hanover, for this robbery. The suspect vehicle was later located on a rural property in the RM of Hanover and seized for further investigation.

Two additional 17-year-old males, from the RM of Hanover and Steinbach, have since been arrested by RCMP and we continue to search for a fourth suspect.

RCMP are asking anyone with information in regards to this robbery to contact the St Pierre-Jolys RCMP at 204-433-7433, call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or submit a secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.

St Pierre-Jolys RCMP, along with the Winnipeg Police Service, continue to investigate.

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Contact information

Sgt. Paul Manaigre, Media Relations Officer
RCMP Media Relations
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File number: 2020-1841864

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