Vancouver convenience store worker victim of two attempted robberies within hours
Posted November 12, 2020 9:04 pm.
Last Updated November 13, 2020 6:28 pm.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — A 22-year-old woman working at a downtown Vancouver convenience store overnight was the victim of two attempted robberies within hours, according to Vancouver police.
It was the young woman’s first week on the job at the store near Granville and Smithe Streets when around 4:40 a.m. a man walked in and threatened her with a hammer.
That man ran off, and when police located him they found he was breaching the conditions of his probation, and had two warrants outstanding.
Hours later, a second man walked in and threatened her.
“The man told her he had a gun and demanded money. When the clerk could not open the register, the suspect ripped off the plexiglass divider, in place due to the pandemic, and jumped over the counter. The victim ran to the bathroom to call police,” says a post on the Vancouver Police Department’s website.
When police arrived they did not find a gun, but did arrest the man.
“The employee of the store was, understandably, distraught,” police say.
