Convenience store clerk threatened with weapon; male charged

A convenience store clerk was threatened with a weapons during a robbery on Friday morning in Chatham, said Chatham-Kent police.

A male entered the store on Grand Avenue West in Chatham around 11:15 a.m. and threatened a 32-year-old man with a weapon, leaving without paying for some items, police said.

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A suspect was located nearby in possession of the stolen merchandise, police said.

The suspect was under release conditions which prohibited him from attending the store and possessing any weapons, police said.

A 21-year-old Chatham male is charged with armed robbery, assault with a weapon, weapons dangerous, disguise with intent, possession of property obtained by a crime valued at less than $5,000, mischief of less than $5,000, being intoxicated in a public place an