London police have charged a suspect who was bounced out of a bar and then allegedly held up a restaurant all within minutes of each other.
Officers say that around 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, a man was kicked out of a bar on Richmond Street near Central Avenue.
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According to police, the man pulled out a knife and began waving it at the bar’s security staff before going into a nearby restaurant and demanding cash.
The man received an undisclosed amount of cash after threatening employees with the knife but as he turned to leave, police arrived.
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The suspect went back inside the restaurant to try to hide and assaulted an employee in the process. The employee was not injured.
The 27-year-old was apprehended and now faces charges of armed robbery, assault with a weapon, assault, possession of a weapon, and breach of probation.
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