Suspect, 17, arrested after 5 separate armed incidents within an hour: Winnipeg police – Winnipeg [Video]

A 17-year-old is in custody after he was arrested in connection with five armed robberies in a one-hour period, Winnipeg police say.

The incidents, between 8:30-9:30 p.m. Friday, took place in the River Heights/Corydon area as well as near Polo Park.

Police said the suspect is alleged to have demanded money and chased a jogger on Wellington Crescent; demanded cash and a drink at a Corydon Avenue fast-food restaurant; demanded money from gas stations on Academy Road and Ness Avenue, and took money at gunpoint from a St. James Street cash store.

No one was physically injured, police said, and two of the robbery attempts were unsuccessful.

The suspect fled on an e-bike, police said, and was hit by a vehicle at St. James Street and St. Matthews Avenue, which disabled the bike.

He took off on foot and was picked up by police on Madison Avenue, at which point he was taken …