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Armed robbery suspect returns to scene to collect weapon

The employee was able to gain control of the weapon, a large knife, and the man fled only to return as he wanted his weapon back
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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BRACEBRIDGE - On Tuesday, March 6, 2018 just before 12:30 a.m., Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were called to a local convenience store on Manitoba Street in Bracebridge after a man entered the store, presented a weapon and demanded cash. The employee was able to gain control of the weapon, a large knife, and the man fled only to return as he wanted his weapon back.

Police were on scene within minutes and arrested and charged 19-year-old Noah Wilson of Bracebridge, Ont. with armed robbery CC 343(d) x2 and being intoxicated in a public place LLA 31(4). He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on March 27, 2018.

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