Monday, January 7, 2013

Police Nab Mac's Suspect

Facebook has helped local police nab a suspect in the January 4th robbery of a Mac's Convenience Store on Simpson Street.  Police followed up on information from a Facebook posting that said a 19 year old man had allegedly just committed a robbery at a Mac's store.  The investigation lead the officer's to get a search warrant for the suspects residence and seize some evidence.  Travis Loon turned himself in at the Thunder Bay Police Station just after 9:30 p.m. on January 6th and faces charges of robbery, possession of a prohibited weapon and breach of probation.