Three local teens are facing charges after they allegedly robbed an uptown restaurant.
According to New Westminster police, officers were called to a restaurant in the 700 block of Sixth Street at about 9:15 p.m. on March 18. When officers arrived, staff informed them that two young men had entered the establishment, forced the staff to the ground by pretending they were carrying weapons, and stole a small amount of cash from the till.
Witnesses told police the two suspects then fled the restaurant and jumped into a getaway car waiting outside, driven by a third young man.
Nearly 15 minutes later, officers located the three suspects parked in the getaway car in an alley north of the 1200 block of Edinburgh Street. Despite the suspects’ attempt to flee, police arrested the three men.
According to a media release from the department, all three suspects appeared in court on March 20 where they were officially charged.
New Westminster resident Murid Ghulam, 19, has been charged with one count of robbery and one count of committing and one count of committing an indictable offence while wearing a mask. Ghulam will be back in court on April 7.
A 17-year-old New Westminster resident, who cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is also facing one count of robbery and one count of committing an indictable offence while wearing a mask. He will appear in court on March 24.
A second 17-year-old also from New Westminster is facing one count of robbery and will be in court on March 24.
