Charges laid after store robbed at knifepoint

A 29-year-old Ramblewood Drive man faces charges of robbery with a weapon and forcible confinement after a Lansdowne Street East convenience store in the city’s southeast end was robbed at knifepoint at about 1:15 a.m. Saturday, city police said. That’s when a man entered the store, locked the front door and demanded money from the register while brandishing the weapon, police said.

The employee complied before the man took the money and packs of cigarettes before fleeing. Police were called and an officer on patrol located a man matching the description of the suspect walking south on Otonabee Drive a short time later.

The stolen cigarettes were seen on the suspect before officers found him to have two knives, police stated.

Wesley Teevins was arrested and appeared in weekend and statutory holiday court Saturday before being released for a Nov. 8 court appearance.