4 arrested after man who went to meet woman was assaulted, robbed, police say
Police charged 4 people with robbery, forcible confinement Sunday in connection with robbery on Tuxedo Avenue
A 50-year-old man who went to meet a woman at a home in Tuxedo last week was robbed by a group of four people last week, Winnipeg police say.
The man told police he went to meet a woman on Tuxedo Avenue west of Kenaston Boulevard on Nov. 12, but when he went into the home, he was assaulted by two men while the woman and a third man robbed him and took off in his vehicle, police said in a news release Tuesday.
The man was taken to a retail business on Selkirk Avenue between Powers and McGregor streets and was coerced into buying something and getting cash back to give to the robbers, police said.
After that, he was let go nearby on Salter Street.
Police said the man did not know his attackers.
Police were called about the robbery and went to Burrows Avenue to investigate around 7 the same morning, the news release said.
The major crimes unit and the tactical support team arrested four suspects on Sunday.
A 27-year-old man was charged with robbery, forcible confinement and uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm. A 27-year-old woman, 23-year-old man and another 27-year-old man were charged with robbery and forcible confinement. All four are from Winnipeg.
The 23-year-old and the woman are being held in custody. The other two men were released with promises to appear in court at a later date.