A man from Port Coquitlam was arrested Friday following a pair of robberies in Maple Ridge.
The first happened at 6 a.m. on March 21 at a Petro Canada gas station in the 20300-block of Dewdney Trunk Road in Maple Ridge.
The man jumped over the counter and stole several packages of cigarettes before fleeing the store.
Thirty minutes later, a man entered a Subway restaurant in the 20500-block of the Lougheed Highway, a short distance from the gas station.
Police allege he approached the store clerk and demanded money. He was handed an undisclosed amount of cash and left.
Investigations by Ridge Meadows RCMP serious crime unit led to the arrest of the 23-year-old at his home.
He was released pending charges, with a court appearance scheduled in April.
Need to call home?
Ridge Meadows RCMP are looking for a man who attempted to rob a cell phone kiosk Tuesday in Maple Ridge.
Around 12:30 p.m., a man went to the Bell kiosk in Haney Place Mall and asked to look at some phones.
He then handed the clerk a note that read he wanted several high-end smart phones.
The clerk informed the man that security and police were on their way and he ran off without stealing anything.
He is described as a white man in his 30s, 5-10 with a slim build. He had short brown hair, with a black baseball hat on backwards. He was wearing a blue plaid shirt or jacket at the time of the incident.
Teen hit by car
A 13-year-old boy narrowly escaped serious injury when he was struck by a car early Wednesday while crossing a road in Maple Ridge.
The boy was struck around 8:30 a.m. by a red Chevrolet Malibu on a marked cross walk on 123rd Avenue.
He was bruised and taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
A 75-year-old woman who was driving the car was charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian.
Break-in
Thieves fled a Maple Ridge home Wednesday without stealing a thing after being scared off by a loud alarm.
Police said two men broke into a house on Stonehouse Avenue by prying open a window at the back.
The alarm sounded as soon as the pair entered the home, causing the thieves to make a quick exit.
Nothing from the home was missing.
Police are looking for two men between 5-8 and 5-10 who were wearing blue jeans. One of the men had a white hooded sweatshirt and thick coat, while the other was wearing a black sweater.
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Car impounded
A Maple Ridge man lost his car for 30 days after police found him behind the wheel without a license early Thursday.
The man was stopped around 1 a.m. on 226th Street, near Selkirk Avenue, and could not provide his driver’s licence to police.
A computer check revealed that the man’s driver’s licence was invalid.
In addition to his car being impounded, the man was ticketed for driving without a valid licence.