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An off-duty RCMP officer subdued one of two bank robbery suspects Friday night when the man, 31-year-old Adam Hayden, allegedly tried to carjack his vehicle on Kenmount Road according to the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC). A responding RNC officer then took Hayden into custody.
The second suspect, 33-year-old Travis Wade, was apprehended immediately after the two perpetrators crashed their pickup on O’Leary Avenue in an attempt to flee the scene on snow-covered roads.
The RNC say Hayden, from Conception Harbour, and Wade, from St. John’s, allegedly entered the bank with a firearm and demanded cash. One of them discharged the firearm but there were no injuries.
Neither the RCMP officer nor his passenger were injured in the incident.
Wade is charged with: armed robbery, forcible confinement, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, disguise with intent, assault with a weapon (court documents indicate the weapon allegedly used was a knife), and failing to comply with court orders.
Hayden is charged with: armed robbery, disguise with intent, failing to comply with a firearm prohibition order, intentionally discharging a firearm, and multiple other firearms related offences, including pointing a firearm at two individuals.
Both Hayden and Wade appeared in provincial court Saturday morning to hear their charges. They are scheduled to be back in court Monday morning for a bail hearing.
Wade has a lengthy history of armed robbery and assault, among other convictions. Among the convictions is an armed robbery of an Ultramar gas station in Conception Bay South in 2010. He slammed a hammer on the counter and demanded money and cigarettes, making off with $199 and 25 packages of cigarettes.
Hayden was previously convicted for his role in a hostage taking at Her Majesty’s Penitentiary in 2013, in which he and other inmates took an inmate hostage in exchange for cigarettes. In 2015, Hayden was charged with break and enter and attempted robbery in a Springdale Street home invasion.
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EARLIER STORY:
An off-duty RCMP officer subdued one of two bank robbery suspects Friday night when the man, 31-year-old Adam Hayden, allegedly tried to carjack his vehicle on Kenmount Road according to the RNC. A responding RNC officer then took Hayden into custody.
The second suspect, 33-year-old Travis Wade, was apprehended immediately after the two perpetrators crashed their pickup on O’Leary Avenue in an attempt to flee the scene on snow-covered roads.
The RNC say Hayden, from Conception Harbour, and Wade, from St. John’s allegedly entered the bank with a firearm and demanded cash. One of them discharged the firearm but there were no injuries.
Neither the RCMP officer or his passenger were injured in the incident.
Wade is charged with: armed robbery, forcible confinement, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, disguise with intent, assault with a weapon, and failing to comply with court orders.
Hayden is charged with: armed robbery, disguise with intent, failing to comply with a firearm prohibition order, intentionally discharging a firearm, and multiple other firearms related offences.
EARLIER STORY:
For the second time in less than a week, a TD Canada Trust bank has been robbed but this time, police have confirmed that a firearm was discharged during the incident.
Police also say there were no injuries and that they have two suspects in custody in relation to the robbery.
The incident began to unfold just before 8 p.m. Friday night and ended up with multiple police officers giving chase on foot and in patrol vehicles. Traffic was snarled on Kenmount Road and Pippy Place when officers closed down the busy thoroughfares to investigate two separate vehicles, one on Kenmount Road and a second small pickup that ended up nose-first into a snowy embankment on Pippy Place.
A forensic identification officer was spotted photographing a sneaker that was hooked on the running board of the SUV on Kenmount Road.
Two witnesses who spoke to The Telegram, Craig Clancey and Philip Sullivan, saw part of the incident unfold on Pippy Place. They said they saw multiple police officers and the K-9 unit searching the area, on foot and in police cruisers, and they at one point spotted one of the suspects running across the road. They added that the man was carrying a large rifle or shotgun and was dressed in dark clothing.
Shortly afterwards, police said that two suspects were in custody.
A forensic identification vehicle was spotted in front of the TD bank on Kelsey Drive where the incident originated.
The RNC say more details with a list of charges will be released Saturday morning.
EARLIER STORY:
Two suspects are in custody following an armed robbery on Kelsey Drive Friday evening.
Police were called to the area following the robbery and a foot chase ensued.
Two witnesses told The Telegram a suspect had a large, long-barrel firearm.
Police have taken one vehicle away on a tow truck on Kenmount Road.
By 9 p.m., traffic was moving slowly on Kenmount Road after being blocked for about thirty minutes.
The Telegram will continue to follow this story.
This story has been edited to add details.
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