Man charged with robbery after threatening guard with knife during liquor theft
London Canada June 25 2022 A 29-year-old London man has been charged with armed robbery after a bottle of booze was taken and a security guard threatened downtown.
A man walked into a business on York Street just after noon on Wednesday where he grabbed a bottle of liquor from a shelf and allegedly tried to conceal it under his clothing. The man proceeded to leave the store without paying.
When a security guard tried to stop him, the man pulled out a knife and then took off on a bicycle, London police said.
The guard was not physically hurt.
Police arrested a man in connection with the robbery shortly after on Dundas Street near Talbot Street. The stolen bottle of alcohol was also recovered.
He has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court on August 8.
