(LONGLAC, ON) – On November 4, 2014 at approximately 5:50pm the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of an armed robbery at the Rexall Pharmacy in Longlac. It was reported that a male suspect entered the pharmacy and demanded prescription drugs from the staff while displaying a firearm. The suspect then fled with a small amount of medication and departed the scene in a vehicle with another male. It was later learned that the firearm in question was an imitation pistol.
As a result of the investigation two males have been arrested and taken into custody: 24-year old Ryan PRESLEY and 70-year-old James PRESLEY, both of Cobalt, Ontario. They have both been charged with the following offences contrary to the Criminal Code:
Robbery
Use of an imitation firearm while committing an offence
Possession of a weapon for a purpose dangerous to the public
The accused are being held in police custody pending an appearance by video to the Thunder Bay Ontario Court of Justice on November 5, 2014.
As this investigation is still ongoing, police are asking anyone with information concerning these offences to contact the OPP Provincial Communications Centre at 1-888-310-1122. If you have information to provide, but wish to remain anonymous, you can also call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).