Police helicopter, dogs help four arrest after robbery and gun complaint

Liam adam2022-12-30

“We are pleased that quick thinking and teamwork likely prevented further incidents and injuries to the public,” said the Edmonton Police Sgt. said Jim Pennie.

Edmonton police say officers seized a firearm and weapons after searching an SUV in connection with a weapons complaint and reported theft on Dec. 8, 2022. Photo provided

Police have arrested and charged four men in connection with a weapons complaint and robbery in central Edmonton, resulting in an air and ground chase on the northwest side of the city.

In a press release Thursday, Sgt. Jim Pennie of the Edmonton Police Air Operations Unit said officers apprehended the suspects with the help of patrol members, a helicopter and two canine units.

« While the behavior (of the suspects) escalated with each incident, we are pleased that quick thinking and teamwork likely prevented further incidents and injury to the public, » Pennie said.

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 8, officers responded to a weapons complaint near 121st Street and 106th Avenue where four occupants of a sports utility vehicle (SUV) allegedly approached a man in the street and allegedly pointed guns at him before the vehicle drove away. west toward 124th Street, police said.

About an hour later, officers responded to a robbery report near 109th Avenue and 121st Street, where a man was pulling his vehicle into a driveway when three occupants of an approaching SUV pointed guns on the man and demanded money, police said.

The man complied before being hit with a gun and the suspects fled the scene, police said, adding that the man reported a minor injury which did not require medical assistance emergency.

About two hours later, at 11:25 p.m., officers responded to a report of an impaired driver in an SUV near 126th Street and 152nd Avenue before attempting to stop the vehicle, the police said. police. The SUV accelerated and collided with a vehicle parked near 152 Avenue and 114 Street.

The suspects fled the SUV on foot – two heading north and two heading south – but officers caught them all with the help of police dogs and the Air 1 helicopter, police said. A search of the SUV revealed a gun and other weapons.

Police have charged Lucius Auger, 32, Brayden Brochu, 18, Freddy Yellowknee, 19, and Bo Tomkins, 30, each with breaching terms and multiple weapons offences, including possession of a knowingly firearm. is not licensed and two counts of possession of a prohibited firearm.

Tomkins also faces additional charges, including fleeing a peace officer and dangerous operation of a vehicle, police said.

Police said the three incidents were linked and the weapons complaint and armed robbery were still under investigation.