By Sarah Stone

Arrest made in dirty needle stickup

Dec 3, 2014 | 1:41 PM

The Prince Albert police have arrested a man in who allegedly robbed another using a dirty needle.

On Saturday a 38-year-old man told police that while he was walking home he was approached by someone he knew.   He said the suspect threatened him with a used needle and demanded money.  The victim turned over cash and his mittens.

The suspect left and the victim was unharmed.

Dirty needles can transmit diseases, including HIV and Hepatitis C.

Tuesday night at 11 p.m. police arrested Timothy Charles Turner, 40, and charged him with robbery, assault with a weapon and breach of probation.

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