Spate of armed robberies over weekend

Sun, Oct 31st 2010, 11:00 PM

By AVA TURNQUEST

Tribune Staff Reporter

aturnquest@tribunemedia.net

POLICE are investigating a spate of armed robberies that occurred over the Halloween weekend.

Crime prevention advisories issued last week, which highlighted the criminal opportunity the popular tradition affords, proved ineffective for at least four people and two establishments, which were all robbed at gunpoint.

The crime spree began just after 6pm on Friday, when two masked men armed with handguns held up the Dig Again building supply store on Lobster Avenue, in the Golden Gates area. They made off with cash and fled the area in a champagne-coloured Chevy Envoy.

Several hours later, police were called after three men in a ...

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