A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with two armed robberies in the capital city.

RNC were called to a Kenmount Road gas bar around 3:00 Friday morning after a man with a knife demanded cigarettes from the clerk and left the scene on a bicycle.

Police say a similar incident involving the same man occurred at a gas bar on Portugal Cove Road just before midnight Monday.

This time the suspect, who had a knife, ran from the scene on foot.

There were no injuries in either incident.

Gavin Baker was located by police yesterday in the city’s west end and was arrested without incident.

He was held to appear in court on two counts of armed robbery and being unlawfully at large.