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By Dylana Kneeshaw

ROBBERY ATTEMPT

One man arrested by Kamloops RCMP following gas station robbery

Feb 16, 2020 | 8:09 AM

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops RCMP have arrested a man after he robbed a gas station with a weapon last night.

In a release, Staff Sgt. Sascha Fesenko says around 8:40 pm yesterday (Feb. 15), police were called to the Husky Gas Station along Columbia Street West, where a man had robbed the store.

Fesenko says the man brought out a knife, stealing cigarettes and cash.

RCMP arrived on scene and searched the area, before finding a man matching the suspect description near Grandview Terrace.

When police stopped him, the man tried to flee, but was arrested. His backpack had a quantity of cash, and cigarettes inside, and he was arrested for robbery.

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The man was previously known to police, and will be appearing before the Courts today (Feb. 16).