Five arrested following robbery at Hagersville business

HAGERSVILLE—Haldimand OPP has charged five people after investigating a robbery at a business on Main Street North in Hagersville.

On Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 5:45 p.m. OPP responded to a business on Main Street North for a report of a robbery where suspects removed a quantity of liquor before assaulting an employee as they exited the business and fled in a vehicle.

OPP investigation has determined that shortly before 5:45 p.m. two male suspects were seen trying to conceal bottles of liquor under their clothing when they were confronted by a witness. One of the suspects then assaulted an employee as they were fleeing the store. Further witness reports provided a vehicle description to police that the suspects had fled the area in.

Members of the Six Nations Police Service assisted and patrolled the area for the suspect vehicle, which was located in the area of Fourth Line Road and Chiefswood Road in Ohsweken, Six Nations.