Quick response by police results in arrest in double robbery
By Boundary Sentinel
A quick response by police to a report of a robbery resulted in an arrest said Grand Forks RCMP in a media release Tuesday.
Just after 8:30 PM on Monday evening, August 15th, Grand Forks RCMP are dispatched to a report of a robbery that just happened at a gas station on the 2700 block of Central Avenue.
RCMP said the caller reported that the suspect demanded money and when refused, left the scene.
RCMP said the suspect was then seen heading toward the Extra Foods store located across the street.
Police said as officers arrived on scene, a second caller was calling 911 to report another robbery, this time at the Extra Foods.
A second police officer began making patrols and quickly located the suspect. The suspect male was taken into custody without incident. The male was lodged in cells to await a bail hearing the following day, while officers continued their investigation.
On August 16th, Grand Forks RCMP forwarded charges to the BC Prosecution Services to conduct a bail hearing. Provincial Crown Counsel has initially approved two counts of Attempted Robbery against Jayden Charles Cobb, age 24, of Grand Forks.
RCMP said Cobb is still in custody awaiting his bail hearing.
During the attempted robberies, no weapons were displayed, and nobody was hurt and no items were taken.
It is very fortunate that no one was hurt during the events of both attempted robberies, stated Grand Forks Detachment Commander, Sergeant Darryl Peppler.
The swift action from the store clerks combined with a quick response from the officers led to a quick arrest.
Anyone with any additional information is asked to contact the Grand Forks RCMP at 250-442-8288.
