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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Teenager Pleads Guilty In Armed Robbery Hoax

A teenager facing charges in an armed robbery hoax at a gas bar in November pleading guilty in court.

The 18-year-old admitting he was one of the four people involved in the planning of the staged armed robbery at the Co-Op on the Westfield Road and helped spend the more than $900 stolen from the business.

Two girls, ages 15 and 16 and a 20-year-old man, who was working at the gas bar at the time of the robbery, were arrested a few hours after the incident, after police stopped their vehicle in Grand Bay-Westfield.

The teen will be back in court for sentencing on the morning of February 12.