2 men charged in series of robberies: Surrey RCMP [Video]

A “co-ordinated series of robberies” targeting gas stations and convenience stores in Metro Vancouver has led to more than a dozen charges against two men, Surrey Mounties announced Friday.

Stephen Michael Ernest Webber and Adrian Craig William Horsburgh have each been charged with six counts of robbery, Surrey RCMP said in a news release.

Webber has also been charged with possession of a prohibited or non-restricted firearm, unsafe storage of a firearm and possession of a firearm without a valid licence or registration, police said.

The charges stem from six robberies that occurred between Aug. 29 and Sept. 18, according to police.

Four of the incidents occurred in Surrey, one happened in Burnaby and one happened in Richmond.

In three of the cases, the suspects allegedly “drove a stolen vehicle through the front doors of the business in order to gain entry,” police said.

Surrey RCMP’s robbery unit led the …