A 23-year-old Winnipeg man is facing multiple charges after police linked him to a series of armed convenience store robberies across the city.
Officers arrested Draven Miles Wesley late Monday near Henderson Highway and Trent Avenue following a knifepoint robbery at a store in the 300 block of Henderson Highway.
Further investigation allegedly connected Wesley to seven robberies and thefts between July 22 and September 8 at stores on Sargent Avenue, Arlington Street, Portage Avenue, and Henderson Highway. In several incidents, security guards and employees were threatened with knives, scissors, a crowbar, or a hypodermic needle.
Wesley has been charged with numerous offences and remains in police custody.
