Two men face various charges as the result of a May 23 convenience store robbery on Notre Dame Avenue.
Just before 1:10 p.m. that day, police said a man entered the store with his face covered, selected various items and attempted to leave without paying.
When the man was confronted by staff, police said the man produced pepper spray and deployed it in the store, fleeing on foot while the staff suffered the effects, sustaining minor injuries.
Detectives with the BEAR Unit (Break Enter and Robbery) identified the person they believe to be the culprit and executed a search warrant at a residence in the city where the man was arrested.
“During the execution of the search warrant, officers located a loaded sawed-off rifle, ammunition and several prohibited weapons,” police said.
A 23-year-old man was arrested and charged with one count each of robbery with a weapon; disguise with intent; administer a noxious thing; possession of a prohibited weapon; possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; unauthorized possession of a firearm; knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm; possession of a loaded, prohibited or restricted firearm; unsafe storage, and; carrying a concealed weapon.
The investigation also led detectives to another man and when a search warrant was executed as a second, separate location, another arrest was made and another sawed-off rifle was seized.
A 53-year-old man is now charged with one count each of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; unauthorized possession of a firearm; knowledge of unauthorized possession of a firearm; possession of a loaded prohibited weapon; careless storage of a firearm; utter threats to cause death, and; resist peace officer.
“We would like to commend the tremendous work of our BEAR Unit for identifying, locating and arresting these two individuals resulting in the seizure of prohibited weapons and ammunition,” GSPS said in a news release.
