A man arrested in connection with two armed robberies and a carjacking in St. John’s on Monday will remain behind bars for now.
41-year-old Jason Gosse was arrested Tuesday night in the centre of the city. He’s charged with three counts of robbery, three counts of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, three counts of disguise with intent to commit robbery, three counts of using a firearm during the commission of an offence, and breach of court order.
The crime spree began early Monday morning with an armed robbery at a gas station on Freshwater Road. Later that afternoon, there was a carjacking near St. Clare’s hospital with the driver forced out of the vehicle at gunpoint.
Shortly after that, another armed robbery occurred at the CIBC branch in Churchill Square with two suspects fleeing in the stolen vehicle, which was found by police on Tuesday.
Gosse made a brief court appearance yesterday and remains in custody.
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The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary have made an arrest in connection with a string of armed robberies in the Metro region on Monday.
Just after 12 a.m. Monday morning, police responded to an armed robbery at a service station on Freshwater Road in St. John’s. Two men, armed with what’s been described as a pistol, entered the business and demanded cash and cigarettes before fleeing the scene.
Then, just after 4:00 Monday afternoon, police say there was a carjacking near St. Clare’s hospital. Two men are said to have approached the vehicle with what’s described as a handgun and fled the area in said vehicle.
A short time later, there was an armed robbery at a bank in the area of Churchill Square. Once again, two men, armed with a handgun, entered the bank and fled the scene with cash. They were last seen running to a blue vehicle on Linden Place. Around noon yesterday, the stolen vehicle was found in the centre city area.
Then, last night at around 7:00, police arrested a 41-year-old man and a 27-year-old-woman. The woman was arrested on an outstanding warrant.
The man is facing several charges, including three counts each of the following: robbery, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, using a firearm during the commission of an offence, and disguise with intent. He’s also charged with breaching a court order.
Both the man and woman were held for court.