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By Susan McNeil

Armed robbery

Suspected robber caught after returning to the scene

Oct 2, 2024 | 11:57 AM

Prince Albert Police are looking for several suspects in connection with armed robberies at two businesses on September 28 and have one man in custody.

One male suspect walked into a business in the 400 Block of 15 Street East holding a machete and demanded cash from the till before he fled with an undisclosed amount of money. No one was injured.

That was about 10:40 p.m.

A second incident happened at 11:37 p.m. in the 200 Block of 15th Street West.

PAPS said two men and a woman went into a business with a machete and knives. In that incident, one staff member was injured and the suspect fled before police arrived.

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Officers searched the area with a K9 unit, which did not turn up any of the suspects at the time.

It was about 12:30 a.m. on September 29 that the two males went back to the business. Police were called and in the follow-up investigation, Blake Hunt, age 20, was arrested and charged with both robberies. He made his first court appearance on September 30.

Officers are still looking for the other two suspects.

The male was wearing dark clothes and a grey hat and the female was wearing a black sleeveless crop top, light coloured jogging pants, Air Jordan shoes and a black jacket around her waist.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police at 306-953-4222 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 222-TIPS. Tips can also be submitted anonymously online at https://www.p3tips.com/248.