Close X
Monday, November 11, 2024
ADVT 
National

Woman Wanted In Vancouver Pot Shop Robbery Arrested

Darpan News Desk, 07 Nov, 2016 10:54 AM
    The fourth and final suspect allegedly involved in a robbery three weeks ago at the Stressed and Depressed marijuana shop has now been arrested.
     
    Just before 9 p.m. on Sunday, October 16th, three men and one woman armed with guns entered the store located at 1353 East 41st Avenue, and robbed the business of cash and products.
     
    Three men remain in custody after they were arrested on October 22nd and charged with a variety of robbery and weapons related criminal offences.
     
    The woman believed to be involved was identified by detectives after further investigation. She was charged with robbery, use of an imitation firearm in commission of offence, and sexual assault and a warrant was issued for her arrest. Police were unable to locate the suspect and the VPD made an appeal for information regarding her whereabouts.
     
    Twenty-three-year-old Brittany Ulmer-Wightman was arrested early this morning in Surrey by the RCMP. She remains in the Vancouver jail until her next court appearance.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Muslim Parents Pull Children Out Of Toronto School's 'Un-islamic' Mandatory Music Class

    Muslim Parents Pull Children Out Of Toronto School's 'Un-islamic' Mandatory Music Class
    Mohammad Nouman Dasu has been engaged in a three-year fight with the Toronto District School Board over his decision to take his children home for an hour during music class

    Muslim Parents Pull Children Out Of Toronto School's 'Un-islamic' Mandatory Music Class

    Floating Alien: US Man Jailed For Illegally Entering Canada On Air Mattress

    Floating Alien: US Man Jailed For Illegally Entering Canada On Air Mattress
    Twenty-five-year-old John Bennett told police he had earlier tried to cross the border at Calais, Maine, but customs officers denied him entry because he was facing mischief charges in the U.S.

    Floating Alien: US Man Jailed For Illegally Entering Canada On Air Mattress

    A Quick Look At The Details Of The Proposed Changes To The Canada Pension Plan

    A Quick Look At The Details Of The Proposed Changes To The Canada Pension Plan
    The federal and provincial governments have a tentative agreement to expand the Canada Pension Plan, which would increase payments to retirees and raise premiums. Here are some details of the plan:

    A Quick Look At The Details Of The Proposed Changes To The Canada Pension Plan

    Job Market Bounces Back In August After Big Drop, Statistics Canada Reports

    Job Market Bounces Back In August After Big Drop, Statistics Canada Reports
    OTTAWA — The Canadian job market rebounded last month, gaining back much of the ground lost in July.

    Job Market Bounces Back In August After Big Drop, Statistics Canada Reports

    Gord Downie To Release Album And Graphic Novel Inspired By Residential Schools

    Gord Downie To Release Album And Graphic Novel Inspired By Residential Schools
    "Secret Path" tells the story of a 12-year-old First Nations boy in Ontario named Chanie Wenjack, who died in 1966 after running away from the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School near Kenora, Ont.

    Gord Downie To Release Album And Graphic Novel Inspired By Residential Schools

    Toronto Doctor Neilank Jha Launches Concussion Hotline Staffed By Volunteer Specialists

    Toronto Doctor Neilank Jha Launches Concussion Hotline Staffed By Volunteer Specialists
    Dr. Neilank Jha says there's a serious need for more education and information on concussions, which occur when the outside of the brain is bruised by impact with the inner skull.

    Toronto Doctor Neilank Jha Launches Concussion Hotline Staffed By Volunteer Specialists