Surrey Mounties have arrested a suspect in the Chatr Mobile store robbery in Whalley.
The robbery happened on Oct. 27, at 5:42 p.m., in the Central City shopping mall, where a man went behind the counter, stole cash and threatened an employee with a weapon before running out the west exit towards University Drive.
Police made a public appeal for information on Nov. 12 and on Feb. 12 the Surrey RCMP Robbery Unit arrested Jeremy Morgan, 32. He is alleged to have had a loaded gun with him at the time.
“He is now facing charges including robbery, use of an imitation firearm to commit and indictable offence, and possession of a firearm without a license or registration document,” Constable Richard Wright said.
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