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6 face drugs, weapons charges after break-and-enter, vehicles stolen

A total of six people have been arrested over several days in connection with a break-in and armed robbery in September.
Six people face charges in an investigation stemming from an armed break-and-enter last month. (Sabrina Carnevale/CBC)

A total of six people have been arrested over several daysin connection with a break-in and armed robbery in September.

An unknown number of people forced their way into a home on SelkirkAvenue near McPhillipsStreet on Sept. 20, pulled out a firearmand assaulted the resident, police said.

They demanded money and the victim's car keys, then drove off in two vehicles.

The next day, patrol officers spotted one of the stolen vehicles near Main Street and Bannatyne Avenue. After pulling it over, the officers arrested a 20-year-old woman and found 7.5 grams of methamphetamine.

Police spotted the second stolen vehicle early on the morning of Sept. 27 in the area of Charles Street and Manitoba Avenue.

Officers pulled the vehicle over and arrested a man and three women. They also found 0.6 grams of methamphetamine, score sheets, scales, multiple cellphonesand other items related to trafficking.

On Sept. 30 in the afternoon, members of the tactical unit were called to a house on Ross Avenue near Arlington Street after someone reported seeing a firearm in the residence.

Police arrested a man and a woman and seized five shotgun shells and an inoperable shotgun. Police said the man was also responsible for the residential robbery on Sept. 20.

All six people, who range in age from 21 to 40 years old, face numerous charges for possession of illegal drugs andstolen property. The man arrested on Ross Avenue was also charged with the Sept. 20 residential robbery.

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