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Armed robbery at Vernon marijuana dispensary

VERNON – Police have arrested a man in Chase B.C. after three men pulled handguns and robbed a marijuana dispensary in Vernon around 6 p.m. yesterday, Dec. 30.

According to a release from Vernon RCMP, the three men walked away with cash and marijuana products from Black Crow Herbal Dispensary at 2808A 48 Ave. They fled in a vehicle.

RCMP spokesperson Const. Jocelyn Noseworthy says investigators made an arrest at a home in Chase earlier today. He is currently in police custody. No one was injured in the robbery.

To contact the reporter for this story, email Charlotte Helston at chelston@infonews.ca or call 250-309-5230. To contact the editor, email mjones@infonews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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