St Pierre-Jolys RCMP arrest suspect in armed robbery

On Aug. 22, at 4:30 a.m., Oakbank RCMP responded to an armed robbery at a business located at Deacon’s Corner on Highway 1.

A male entered the premises showing the employee a firearm and demanded him to unlock the fuel pump. The male went back outside and quickly left in a yellow pickup truck.

The employee was not injured.

Later that night, at 10:40 p.m., Morris RCMP responded to a suspicious vehicle on Road 12 East in the RM of De Salaberry. St Pierre-Jolys RCMP officers assisted in the search and were able to locate the vehicle.

Police attempted to intercept the pickup truck, but the driver failed to stop for police. No pursuit was initiated.

Shortly after, the vehicle was located parked in the middle of a field on Road 25 North, officers believed it to be the same pickup truck seen at the armed robbery earlier that morning.

RCMP officers with the Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Service, and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems all attended the scene and safely apprehended the driver without incident.

The recovered vehicle was reported stolen near Dryden, Ontario, and the firearm is believed to have been stolen from St. Narcisse, Québec.

Mitchel Duncan, 30, from Ontario, was arrested for the a number of offences including using a firearm in the commission on an offence, possession of weapon for dangerous purpose, assault, robbery, and possession obtained by crime over $5,000. He has been remanded into custody.

Oakbank, Morris and St Pierre-Jolys RCMP continue to investigate.