37 yr old charged with 3 Youths in Armed Robbery

St. Paul RCMP investigate armed robbery in Saddle Lake

St. Paul RCMP have charged four suspects in relation to an armed robbery on Nov. 8, 2016.

At approximately 8 p.m. on Nov. 8, 2016, St. Paul RCMP responded to an armed robbery at the North Side store in Saddle Lake First Nation. A male walked into the business and purchased some items then left. A short time later the same male suspect entered the business with three other masked suspects with what a witness believed to be a firearm and demanded money. The suspects then left the business with an undisclosed amount of money. No one was harmed.

Michael Quinney**, a 37-year-old from Saddle Lake has been charged with robbery with a firearm.
He was released with court imposed conditions after a hearing and is set to appear in St. Paul Provincial Court on Dec. 1, 2016.

Three youths from Saddle Lake have also been charged with robbery with a firearm in relation to this incident. The youths cannot be named under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act and are set to appear in St. Paul Provincial Court on Dec. 1, 2016.

As this matter is before the courts, no further details will be provided.