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Robbers hit two banks, grocery NO INJURY: one arrest KEVIN ROTHBAUER CITIZEN
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Const. Tari Bear, from the North Cowichan/ Duncan RCMP detachment, warns people against using their cell phones while driving.
A rash of robberies kept police in the Cowichan Valley busy on Wednesday afternoon. The Island Savings Credit Union branch at the Cowichan Commons mall, the 49th Parallel grocery store in Chemainus and the Royal Bank in Ladysmith were all hit within a few hours, although police are unsure if the incidents are related. A lone man robbed the Cowichan Commons Island Savings around 4:10 p.m. None of the employees or customers were harmed. A short time later, the Royal Bank on First Street in Ladysmith was robbed. Both the North Cowichan/ Duncan and Ladysmith detachments are investigating. “It is unknown at this time if the two robberies are linked as the investigation is still very fluid,” Cpl. Krista Hobday of the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP said on Thursday morning.