Three people have been arrested in connection with a robbery that occurred on September 13 in Plymouth.
The suspects allegedly grabbed a 77-year-old man while he was on his property, took cash from him, then forced him into a vehicle and had him drive to a nearby gravel pit.
Corporal Jennifer Clarke says thier investigation indicated this was not a random incident.
RCMP officers and specialized units from Yarmouth Town and Rural Detachments, Meteghan Detachment, and Digby Detachment assisted in the arrest of the three suspects.
35-year-old Craig Andrew Pike of Yarmouth was arrested in Yarmouth on Friday September 14 and is facing the following charges:
· Robbery
· Break and Enter
· Unlawful Confinement
· Wearing a Disguise While Committing an Indictable Offence.
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35-year-old Tyler John Rawcliffe of Kemptville, Yarmouth County, was arrested in Digby on Saturday September 15 and is facing charges of:
· Robbery
· Break and Enter
· Unlawful Confinement
· Wearing a Disguise While Committing an Indictable Offence.
23-year-old Lacey Heidi Pauline Heroux of Yarmouth, was arrested in Yarmouth on Sunday September 16 and is facing the following charges:
· Robbery
· Break and Enter
· Unlawful Confinement
· Wearing a Disguise While Committing an Indictable Offence
· Conspiracy to Commit an Indictable Offence.
The three were held in custody and appeared in Yarmouth Provincial Court today.
Heroux was released from custody and is sheduled to return to court on September 25, 2018 for disposition.
Rawcliffe was remanded to custody and returns to court Oct 1, 2018 for a show-cause hearing.
Pike has been remanded into custody and is due back in provincial court on Oct. 1, 2018.
Cpl. Clarke says the investigation is ongoing and further charges may be pending.
