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Woman hurt in downtown Moncton armed robbery

Codiac RCMP are investigating an armed robbery in Moncton.

Reports of the robbery came in on Tuesday night at around 8:30 pm.

RCMP say it happened in front of a business at the intersection of St. George and Weldon Streets.

A woman was confronted by a man who sprayed her with pepper spray.

He fled with the woman’s purse in a light coloured vehicle with an accomplice behind the wheel.

The woman suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Police are asking anyone who may live in the area and has surveillance footage, or who may have been in the area at the time of the incident and has dash cam footage, to contact the Codiac Regional RCMP at 506-857-2400 or Crimestoppers.

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  • Tara Clow is a multi-award-winning news anchor and reporter with more than 30 years of experience at radio stations across Canada. She is a graduate of the Radio and TV Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Humber College radio broadcasting program. She is based in Moncton and covers stories across Canada. Contact Tara at clow.tara@radioabl.ca.

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5:47 pm, May 20, 2026
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