Police in St. John's arrested two intruders inside a home early Saturday morning in centre city St. John's, and responded to a call of an armed robbery with a hammer at the Ultramar downtown just over 30 minutes later. Both men were charged with possession of stolen property and breaking and entering, and brought to the lockup for court in the morning. Armed robbery with a hammerAt 1:20 a.m., members of the RNC patrol services, K9 unit and forensic identification unit were called to a report of an armed robbery at the Ultramar gas station on George Street in downtown St. John's. Police were told a man went into the store carrying a hammer and demanding money. While in the store the man caused damage with the hammer and fled on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Source: CBC News January 27, 2018 14:31 UTC