LANCER — A woman has been charged after a robbery in Lancer.
On July 28, at approximately 10:45 a.m., Leader RCMP received a report of a robbery at a business in Lancer.
Investigation determined an unknown female attended the business and demanded a sum of cash from an employee inside. She told the employee she had a weapon. The female stole a sum of money and left the business on foot.
Leader RCMP located and arrested the female suspect outside a residence in Lancer. The stolen money was recovered by police. Further investigation determined the female did not have a weapon at the time of the robbery.
A 53-year-old woman from Lancer is charged with:
- one count, robbery – threats of a firearm; and
- one count, theft over $5,000.
Maple Creek and Swift Current Rural RCMP, along with Saskatchewan RCMP Police Dog Services and Roving Traffic Unit, assisted in this investigation.
