A Sudbury woman was arrested at the end of May accused of perpretrating three armed robberies over the past six months.
The first robbery occurred at around 10:30 p.m. on Jan 20, when a person walked into a Douglas Street convenience store with her face covered.
“The woman walked to the register and placed a bag on the counter, demanding money from the till and cartons of cigarettes,” GSPS said. “During this time, the woman kept her hand in her jacket pocket while insinuating that she had a weapon. The woman fled the scene on foot with an undisclosed amount of money and cartons of cigarettes.”
Less than a week later, police said the same woman entered the same convenience store on Douglas. She had her face covered and was armed with a baton.
“The woman threatened the employees and demanded cash before fleeing the scene on foot with an undisclosed amount of money,” police said.
Then on March 25 just before 8:30 a.m., police said the same woman entered a convenience store on Eyre Street with her face covered.
“She selected various items from the store and placed them in her backpack. The woman then approached the counter and pepper sprayed the employee, fleeing the scene on foot with cash from the register,” police said.
The BEAR Unit (Break Enter and Robbery) conducted what GSPS termed “a lengthy investigation” intok the three robberies and “were able to confirm that the same woman is believed to be responsible for all three robberies,” police said.
On May 31, a 38-year-old Greater Sudbury woman was arrested on Whittaker Street by patrol officers and members of the emergency response unit.
She is charged with three counts of robbery with a weapon, three counts of disguise with intent and one count of administering a noxious thing.
