Image: Edmonton Police Service / RCMP say a Chilliwack man is facing charges in connection with two Alberta bank robberies near Edmonton in mid-July.

By Don Mitchell

Bank robberies

Suspect in Edmonton-area bank robberies arrested in Chilliwack: RCMP

Sep 20, 2024 | 9:54 AM

EDMONTON — A 30-year-old man from Chilliwack is facing four charges in connection with a pair of July bank robberies in and around Edmonton, Alberta.

Alberta RCMP say the first robbery occurred at a CIBC in Spruce Grove around noon on July 17, when the accused handed a note to a teller saying, “This is a robbery.”

After telling the bank employee he had a gun and demanded cash, he walked out after being handed money, according to investigators.

The following day, Edmonton Police say the same suspect entered a Servus Credit Union in the city’s southwest around 3 p.m. local time, wearing a long-sleeved burgundy shirt, grey and white striped pants, a ball cap, and a purple mask, and again demanded cash.

Detectives later confirmed that the same individual was responsible for both robberies, however a gun was never actually produced during either of the two incidents.

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Jacob Luke McDonald was taken into custody at a residence in Chilliwack on Saturday and transported to Alberta, where he will face two counts of robbery and two counts of disguise with intent.

RCMP say he is expected to appear in court on Monday in St. Albert.