Violent Robbery – Tracy VARDY & Roxanne WEST

(TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY, ON) – Two people have been arrested and are facing numerous charges after violent robberies in Madoc and Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory.

On Monday, December 1, 2025, shortly after 3:30 p.m., two people filled a vehicle with fuel at a gas station on Highway 62 in Madoc. They went inside, refused to pay for the gas and other items that were taken from the store. One person inside the store was struck with a baseball bat, resulting in serious injuries. Another person was also assaulted.

The pair was able to flee as officers arrived.

Then, at approximately 5:00 p.m., the same two people entered a store on Airport Road in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. An employee was struck with a baseball bat, suffering non-life-threatening injuries. One of the would-be robbers then left the building.

Officers from the Tyendinaga Police Service and OPP quickly arrived on the scene and located and arrested one individual in parked pick-up truck. The second person was located and arrested inside the store.

Tracy VARDY, age 59 of Tudor and Cashel Township has been charged with:

• Assault with a weapon – three counts
• Assault causing bodily harm – two counts
• Robbery with violence – two counts
• Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose – two counts
• Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm
• Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence

Roxanne WEST, age 55 of Tudor and Cashel has been charged with:

• Robbery with violence – two counts
• Conspiracy to commit an indictable offence
• Flight from a peace officer
• Accessory after the fact

Both accused were held in custody, with bail hearings scheduled before the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on Tuesday December 2, 2025.

The investigation by the Central Hastings and Prince Edward County OPP Crime Units are continuing to investigation in collaboration with the Tyendinaga Police Service. The Lennox and Addington County Detachment and OPP Forensic Identification Services are assisting.

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