Woman Robbed While Sleeping; Man and Woman Arrested For Robbery With Violence
/A Peterborough woman and man have been charged with robbery with violence after a street-level robbery on Monday night.
Photo by David Tuan Bui.
At roughly 8 p.m., officers were called to the Aylmer Street and Sherbrooke Street area after a woman attended a nearby business asking for help. Officers learned that the woman had been sleeping and woke up to find two people going through her pockets and belongings. When she tried to get away, she was kicked and punched by the suspects. The pair fled the area shortly after while the woman was treated at the scene.
At approximately 9:25 a.m. on Tuesday, officers with the Community FIRST unit were in the area of George Street North and Dalhousie Street. They spotted the suspects matching the descriptions given to police and took them into custody.
As a result of the investigation:
A 33-year-old Peterborough woman was arrested and charged with:
Robbery with violence
A 48-year-old Peterborough man was arrested and charged with:
Robbery with violence
