London man charged in in east-end variety store armed robbery
Free Press staff
Aug 18, 2020 • Last Updated August 18, 2020 • < 1 minute read
A London man faces multiple charges following an armed robbery at an east-end variety store.
A man armed with what was believed to be a gun entered a convenience store at 487 Hamilton Rd., west of Egerton Street, at 3:20 a.m. Monday and stole merchandise, police said.
The clerk, who wasn't injured, called police and officers arrested a suspect without incident nearby, police said.
An airsoft gun was seized, police said.
A London man, 24, is charged with armed robbery, possession of a firearm contrary to a probation order and using a firearm while attempting to commit an offence.
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