HARMONICA USED TO HOLD UP CLERK, STEAL CELLPHONE: POLICE

A man from Thunder Bay, Ont., is facing charges after allegedly using a harmonica to steal a cellphone from a hotel clerk. City police say they were called to the hotel late Wednesday in response to reports of an armed robbery. They say the front desk clerk reported a man had brandished a metal object believed to be a gun before taking his cellphone and fleeing. Police say they tracked the cellphone and found a man matching the suspect’s description nearby. They say the man told them he had used a harmonica in the alleged holdup.