Winnipeg police arrest teenager in string of armed robberies [Video]

Winnipeg police have arrested a teenager in connection with a string of armed robberies in the River Heights, Corydon and Polo Park areas that happened in the span of an hour.

Police say the five incidents happened Friday between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. The suspect description was similar for all of them, and involved a person on a bike who was armed with a gun.

The first happened on Wellington Crescent near Cordova Street. Police say a male suspect who had his face covered and carried a handgun confronted a male jogger and demanded money.

He chased the jogger until he was able to make it to safety, at which point he contacted police.

The next happened at a fast-food restaurant in the 900 block of Corydon Avenue. A male suspect armed with a handgun went to the front counter and demanded money and a drink from an employee. When …