REGINA - Two people are facing charges following a robbery yesterday in Regina.
On Jan. 1 at approximately 2 p.m., police were dispatched to a business in the 2200 block of Victoria Avenue for the report of a weapons offence involving a firearm.
Information received indicated two suspects were outside the business, holding a firearm.
One of the suspects approached a victim and demanded items, but was unsuccessful.
A short while later, police arrived and located both suspects nearby, and arrested them without incident.
In searching the area, police found an imitation firearm used in the robbery.
As a result, a 34 year-old man, from Regina, is charged with robbery; and failure to comply with a probation order.
A 31-year-old woman, from Edmonton, is also charged with robbery.
Both accused made their first appearance on these charges in provincial court Jan. 2 at 9:30 a.m.
