Calgary man charged after alleged robberies and weapons offences in B.C.

May 12, 2016 | 10:34 PM

RICHMOND, B.C. — Six charges have been laid against a Calgary man accused in a two-day crime spree in Richmond, B.C.

RCMP say Abbas Abbas allegedly entered a home on April 26 and robbed a 78-year-old woman of her purse and car keys at gunpoint.

Police say the suspect drove off in the woman’s vehicle, which was found abandoned early the next morning.

At around 7 a.m. on April 27, RCMP received a report from an auto dealership about a stolen Acura sedan, followed by another call that a similar car was being driven erratically in a nearby area.