A group of local youth are facing several charges following a spree of robberies that came to an end in New Westminster last week.
New Westminster police arrested Burnaby resident Abdi Bulle and a teenage girl, whose named cannot be released as outlined in the Youth Criminal Justice Act, near Moody Park, located at Eighth Street and Eighth Avenue, at about 4:30 a.m. on Jan. 1.
Police say the two were fleeing the scene of a personal robbery at the Petro-Canada gas station at 10th Avenue and Canada Way, when they came across a group of people in Moody Park and attempted to steal a phone from one of them. When the suspects failed to steal the phone, they fled on foot and were promptly picked up by patrol officers.
The minor was released on several conditions, while Bulle remains in custody. Both suspects are charged with two counts of robbery for the alleged incident in New Westminster and one count of robbery for the Burnaby incident. The minor was also charged with assault.
But these charges aren’t the only ones Bulle is facing.
According to online court records, Bulle is one of three Burnaby youths charged in another alleged robbery – this one happened on Dec. 11, 2015 in the Edmonds neighbourhood.
Burnaby RCMP confirmed that 18-year-old Bulle, along with Ahmed Al-Lami, 18, and Yuhana Mayich Kuch, 22, are all facing charges stemming from the alleged robbery, which Mounties believe was part of a series of robberies in the Edmonds-Kingsway area that took place between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30 of last year. The trio is charged with two counts of robbery and one count of possessing a weapon for dangerous purposes.
The group is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 20 in Vancouver.
