REGINA – Three male youths, aged 12, 13, and 14, are facing several charges following an early-morning armed robbery at a local business on Sunday.
On Sept. 14, at about 2:45 a.m. Regina police were dispatched to a business in the 4100 block of 5th Avenue for a report of a weapons offence.
Police were told that a male suspect had pointed a handgun at an employee at the business. A second suspect had threated a second victim with a bladed weapon.
The caller told police that the suspects had fled the scene. Officers arrived and began their investigation. At approximately 2:50 a.m., one of the suspects was located at 6th Avenue and Rae Street and arrested. A search of the suspect, subsequent to arrest, revealed a loaded firearm. A machete was located on the ground a short distance away.
A short time later, officers arrested two other male suspects in the 1400 block of Wascana Street.
The 13-year-old male youth is charged with armed robbery using a prohibited firearm, pointing a firearm, and unauthorized possession of a firearm.
The 12-year-old male youth is charged with armed robbery using a prohibited firearm, pointing a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed loaded prohibited firearm, and possession of a loaded prohibited firearm.
The 14-year-old male youth is charged with robbery using a prohibited firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, and carrying a concealed weapon.
None of the youth can be named due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
They all appeared in Regina Provincial Court on Sept. 15.
