A convenience store in Yellowknife was robbed by a knife-wielding man early this morning, say , marking the latest in a rash of robbery or robbery attempts in the city since the new year.
Just after midnight Friday, police responded to the Circle-K convenience store, formerly Mac's Milk Convenience Store, and known locally as "Winks," located on Forrest Drive off of Franklin Avenue, after a man entered the store and demanded cash, state .
No one was injured during the incident.
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The man was wearing a black coat or sweater with a hood over his head, according to .
Anyone who may have been in the area of Franklin Avenue and Forrest Drive during the early morning hours Friday is urged to contact Yellowknife .
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The incident is the latest in a string of robberies or robbery attempts reported to since January:
- Jan. 4, say a woman robbed WillySA国际影视传媒檚 Convenience Store on Range Lake Road.
- Jan. 14, police say a man fled with cash from the MacSA国际影视传媒檚 Convenience store (now Circle-K) after brandishing a knife.
- Feb. 13, Yellowknife Mounties say a man used what was believed to be a knife to demand cash from 48 StreetSA国际影视传媒檚 First Nations Bank of Canada in brazen broad-daylight robbery.
- March 5, police say a man attempted to rob KimSA国际影视传媒檚 Confectionery, located at the corner of Franklin Avenue and 54 Street, at knife-point. He was reportedly fought off by store employees.
- March 12, Two masked men, according to Yellowknife , entered the Sunlines Alterations and Convenience Store, making off with the storeSA国际影视传媒檚 cash register just after the lunch hour in another afternoon robbery.
- April 20, a woman, according to , robbed Willy's Convenience store on Range Lake Road.
Charges have only been laid in relation to the the Jan. 4 and April 20 incidents. A 20-year-old woman is alleged to have carried out both robberies. She's also been linked to another alleged theft at a city store on April 17.
Police continue to investigate all other incidents.
With 's report of Friday's knife-point robbery at Circle-K, the incident comes on the heels of two other notable incidents in the city in recent weeks, both of which sparked significant responses from Yellowknife Mounties.
On May 26, found a man suffering from a gunshot wound inside 53 Street's Grayling Manor apartment complex.
The apparent shooting, which is still under investigation, was followed by an alleged early morning robbery of a taxi driver near the same apartment complex on Wednesday.
Two men face robbery charges after they were later apprehended by on the same day, with the help of the a police dog and a "heavy police presence," that surround the suspects.
confirmed one of the suspects was injured by a dog after fleeing from police in Yellowknife's uptown area Wednesday afternoon.
Information about Friday's early morning robbery can also be passed along anonymously through Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), online at http://www.nwtnutips.com or by texting NWTNUTIPS to 274637.
Updates to follow.
