An arrest has been made in connection with an armed robbery on Walpole Island First Nation.
Walpole Island Police responded to a Tecumseh Road business shortly before 9 o’clock Tuesday morning after a suspect brandished a firearm, stole merchandise, and fled on foot.
Authorities, with support from Lambton OPP, West Region Emergency Response Team, and the OPP canine unit, located the suspect a short time later. The 42-year-old Walpole Island man faces charges of armed robbery and two counts of failing to comply with an undertaking.
The accused was remanded into custody and is scheduled to appear in a Sarnia courtroom on Friday.
Meantime, anyone who might have information to help with the investigation is asked to contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or www.ontariocrimestoppers.ca
