Tyler and Christopher charged with botched mall robbery

CITY POLICE

NEWS RELEASE

************************* At approximately 1:30 yesterday afternoon, two males entered the Cambrian Mall and went to the Wishing Well Kiosk.

One male jumped the kiosk and tried to get to the till, while the other male held a knife out.

The two males were unsuccessful at getting money and left heading east out the parking lot towards the Group Health Center.

They got into a Chevy Impala driven by a third male.

Just after 5 p.m., City Police stopped a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle involved on Queen Street East.

Arrested were 23-year-old Tyler Roy Ames of 34 Queen Street East and 23-year-old Christopher James Rivard of 655 Wallace Terrace.

Both have been charged with one count each of robbery and will be attending bail court today.

A third male involved in this incident has yet to be identified.

************************* (EDITOR'S NOTE: Detective Sergeant Joe Friday played no role in the identification or apprehension of suspects in this case. His image appears here solely because we think Friday has cute ears.)