Kawartha Lakes police have charged two teenage boys with the armed robbery of a Lindsay store early Saturday morning (October 7).
At around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, police officers were called to a business on William Street North in Lindsay.
After arriving, officers learned two suspects in disguise had entered the store, brandishing a hatchet. After demanding cash from the clerk, they fled the store.
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Police located and arrested the suspects a short distance away. No one was injured during the incident.
As a result of the investigation, a 16-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy have each been charged with robbery with a weapon and disguise with intent.
The accused teenagers will appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Lindsay on November 21.
