Winnipeg, MB – A 29-year-old man is in custody following a bank robbery that occurred Monday evening in Winnipeg’s South River Heights area, police said Tuesday.
According to the Winnipeg Police Service, officers were called around 6:36 p.m. on October 6, 2025, after a man entered a financial institution in the 1000 block of Corydon Avenue, handed a note to the teller, and fled with an undisclosed amount of money. Police said no weapon was used and no injuries were reported.
Investigators later located the alleged getaway vehicle in a parking lot on the 1100 block of Grant Avenue. From there, officers tracked the suspect to a residence in the South River Heights neighborhood. The man was arrested without incident at approximately 1:40 a.m. on October 7, authorities confirmed.
Police identified the suspect as Lee Joseph Robinson, 29, who has been charged with Robbery. He remains in custody.
The investigation into the incident is ongoing, and police have not released the name of the financial institution involved.
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