Edmonton man arrested for robbery, staff threatened with knife – Edmonton | 24CA News

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Published 14.07.2023
Edmonton man arrested for robbery, staff threatened with knife – Edmonton | 24CA News

An Edmonton man is going through a number of expenses after police say a person brandished a knife when he was confronted for shoplifting.

St. Albert, Alta., Mounties say they had been known as to a Canadian Tire on July 12 at 8:45 p.m., after employees approached a person who was shoplifting and making an attempt to go away the shop. The man produced a knife and threatened patrons whereas he ran out of the shop.


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In a press release Friday, St. Albert RCMP mentioned they responded to the theft and situated the suspect operating behind St. Albert Centre in direction of the footbridge by the Sturgeon River.

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Police say the person was arrested with out incident within the inexperienced area.

Dorian McBean, 38, a resident of Edmonton, was charged with theft, possession of a weapon for a harmful objective and theft.

McBean was launched from custody and is scheduled to seem in St. Albert provincial courtroom on Aug. 14.

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