One person is facing charges after allegedly threatening an employee with a knife during a robbery in Regina on Tuesday night. Officers were called to a business in the 1200 block of Broad Street for a reported robbery around 8:20 p.m., according to a news release from the Regina Police Service (RPS) on Wednesday. Police were told a man had left the business with unpaid merchandise, but when an employee attempted to stop him, the suspect threatened the employee with a knife. RPS said while officers were responding to the call, the Aerial Support Unit found the suspect and saw him discarding the stolen merchandise before going through an alley. Officers found him near 8th Avenue. According to RPS, he was apprehended by a police dog after failing to comply with police demands. The suspect, a 37-year-old man, was taken to hospital with dog bite injuries. Officers seized a knife and brass knuckles in a search following the arrest. The man is charged with robbery, possession of a weapon, obstructing a peace officer, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 and unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm. He is scheduled to appear in Regina Provincial Court on Thursday morning.
