**** RCMP Media Release
UPDATE: HRP/RCMP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division charge woman in armed robbery
The HRP/RCMP Integrated Criminal Investigation Division has charged a woman in relation to an armed robbery in Fall River that occurred in July.
On July 30, at approximately 9 p.m., Halifax District RCMP responded to a report of a robbery at a gas station located on Hwy. 2 in Fall River. RCMP officers learned that a woman entered the gas station, presented a handgun and demanded money. The woman then fled the scene in a sedan, driven by a man, with cash, cigarettes and lighters. The store employee was not physically injured.
On August 23, the woman was located by members of the Halifax Regional Police Quick Response Unit and she was safely arrested. The woman was held in custody overnight.
Laura Ann Johnson, 34, has been charged with Robbery, Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose, Carrying a Concealed Weapon and Breach of Probation. Johnson will appear in Dartmouth Provincial Court today.
