A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge is seen at the Public Information Office in Winnipeg, on September 2, 2021. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski)
WINNIPEG — Three teenage suspects were arrested after a carjacking at a gas station on St. Anne’s Road on Monday.
The incident occurred at around 3:20 p.m. when a 62-year-old man was exiting his vehicle. According to police, three suspects jumped into the car and struck the owner with the door as he tried to stop them. The suspects then fled the scene in the stolen 2017 Toyota Sequoia. The victim was not injured.
Hours later, at approximately 11:10 p.m., officers spotted the stolen vehicle in the Old St. Vital neighbourhood. A traffic stop was conducted at Coniston Street and St. Mary’s Avenue, leading to the arrest of three suspects without incident. A folding knife was recovered from one of them.
Two 17-year-old boys and a 14-year-old boy, all from Winnipeg, face several charges relating to the incident.
Police continue to investigate.
