Two teenage boys charged in Irving crash
Bilijk First Nation youths accused of attempted robbery, remanded for bail hearings
Two teenagers arrested after a car crashed into a downtown gas station early Thursday have been charged with attempted robbery and remain in custody pending bail hearings.
Two teenage boys - ages 14 and 15 - from Bilijk (Kingsclear) First Nation appeared in Fredericton youth court Thursday afternoon after being arrested earlier that morning at the corner of King and Northumberland streets.
The defendants can’t be named because their identities are protected as per the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Their arrests stemmed from an incident at the Irving gas station and Circle K convenience store at 181 King St. around 5:30 a.m. when a car crashed into the front doors of the business.
Both teens were charged Thursday with attempted robbery, possession of a stolen 2018 Mercedes C300 and masking their faces during the commission of a crime.
One of the boys was also charged with assault with a weapon (the Mercedes), dangerous driving, mischief causing damage to the gas station and breach of a youth sentence requiring him to be of good behaviour.
The other faces additional charges of indictable assault, uttering threats to cause death and/or bodily harm and breach of a police undertaking.
The Crown objected to the boys’ release, and Judge Mary Jane Richards remanded them to the New Brunswick Youth Centre in Miramichi pending bail hearings scheduled for Monday.
The Fredericton Police Force reported Thursday morning that officers and firefighters responded to the downtown Irving station after a call came in about a robbery in progress.
“Upon arrival, they discovered a car had entered the front of the building, causing significant damage,” police spokesperson Sonya Gilks said Thursday.
“The two male individuals who were involved were arrested at the scene. One person sustained minor injuries and was taken to the hospital by [emergency medical services].”
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.
Don, do you remember the days where we were more scared of our parents then the police, the days where if you messed up as a teenager your name and address where published thus the reason for the strong parental reaction. I miss those days myself