10/08/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/08/2025 10:51
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On October 7, 2025, Winnipeg Police arrested a suspect in connection with the robbery of a financial institution in the 1000 block of Corydon Avenue that occurred on the previous evening.
On October 6, 2025, at 6:36 p.m., police were contacted after a man attended to the front counter of the above financial institution, passed a note to the teller, and fled in a vehicle after receiving an undisclosed amount of money. No weapon was used and no injuries were reported during the robbery.
West District General Patrol officers located the getaway vehicle in a parking lot in the 1100 block of Grant Avenue. Their investigation led them to a residence in the South River Heights area, where the suspect was taken into custody at 1:40 a.m. on October 7.
Lee Joseph ROBINSON (29) has been charged with Robbery. He was detained in custody.
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