Police arrest 2 people suspected of robbing Saskatoon jewelry store with machete and hammer

CBC News

· Posted: Jul 08, 2025 3:03 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago

Saskatoon constabulary person arrested a 35-year-old pistillate and a 36-year-old antheral successful narration to a day-time robbery astatine The Centre Mall successful Saskatoon last month.

Both are charged with possession of spot implicit $5,000 utilized successful an offence, according to a constabulary release. The pistillate was besides charged with robbery and the antheral was besides charged with possession of spot implicit $5,000 obtained successful an offence.

Police said they responded to a telephone astir an equipped robbery astatine the promenade soon earlier 2 p.m. CST connected June 4.

Arif Ratnani, who owns Jewels successful The Centre Mall, previously told CBC that helium was sitting down the counter, eating an orangish for lunch, erstwhile 2 masked radical strolled into his store with a machete, a hammer and tote bags.

Without a connection oregon acknowledging him, they began smashing show cases and grabbed thousands of dollars of golden and diamond "within a minute," Ratnani said.

"They chose peculiar showcases, they mightiness person been present before, this is what I sense," Ratnani said astatine the time.

Saskatoon constabulary accidental members of the wide investigations portion — which deals with interruption and participate offences, according to its website — proceed to investigate.