Off-duty officer stops grocery store attack, suspect linked to other crimes: WPS

Winnipeg constabulary opportunity an off-duty serviceman intervened aft witnessing an onslaught astatine a market store, later discovering nan fishy was linked to different crimes successful nan city.

On Monday astatine 5 p.m., constabulary opportunity nan serviceman was astatine a market shop successful nan 1100 artifact of Grant Ave erstwhile he saw an altercation betwixt a man and shop security.

Police opportunity nan man began acting aggressively towards nan worker and was chasing him done nan store. The serviceman coming sewage progressive and ended up arresting nan man and securing him while waiting for backup.

The man was turned complete to a wide patrol portion and was recovered to person a knife, constabulary say.

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He was later identified and linked to 3 erstwhile incidents presently nether investigation.

Police opportunity nan fishy was linked to a theft astatine a convenience shop successful nan 1800 artifact of Wellington Avenue connected April 27, a commercialized robbery astatine a market shop successful Osborne Village erstwhile he and a co-accused brandished carnivore spray and stole merchandise while being confronted by shop security, connected June 7 and different robbery astatine nan aforesaid market shop 5 days later.

A 40-year-old man has been arrested and is facing galore charges related to robbery and threats.