Teenager Arrested After Attempted Armed Robbery

Monday, 20 April 2026 12:11

By Geoff Waterfield

This happened in Wainfleet in March when 3 masked people tried to get in

A 14-year old boy has been arrested following an attempted armed robbery at a bank in Wainfleet.

It was back on March 4th, when three masked suspects tried to get into the bank on Highway 3, but due to security measures, they could not and fled.

One of them had a gun.

On Saturday, the NRP, along with Toronto and Peel regional police, arrested the boy, he had a bail hearing yesterday in St. Catharines.

His name can't be released due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Police are still looking for the other two suspects, who they believe to be around 20-years old.

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