Man arrested for string of armed robberies in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

RCMP

Published on August 15, 2012; Published on August 15, 2012

Topics :: RCMP , Happy Valley , Goose Bay , St. John's

A 19-year-old Goose Bay man will appear in provincial court today to face charges in connection with five armed robberies in the Happy Valley-Goose Bay area over the past 11 days.

Ian Williams will have a bail hearing this afternoon at court in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.

He faces 15 charges including: five counts of armed robbery, five counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; and five counts of wearing a disguise to commit a criminal act.

The RCMP had put together an extensive investigative team in connection with the string of robberies. The team consisted of the forensic identification section, general investigation section, RCMP police dog services from St. John's, a forensic facial imaging artist brought in from Fredericton, N.B., along with numerous RCMP officers from the Happy Valley/Goose Bay office.

Rate
Top of the page

Submit a comment

Submit a comment Your name* Email* (we keep all emails private) Write your comment here*

Agreement

We ask that users remain courteous. You may not post insulting, discriminatory or inappropriate content, which may be removed at our discretion. We are not responsible for user content and opinions. Use of this site as well as content submission & ownership are governed by our Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy.

Member organizations should be non-profit in nature, and promote legal activities. Any organization found promoting illegal activities or commercial products or services will be deleted from the site.

I agree with these conditions.