Quick arrest following morning robbery

MEDICINE HAT, AB – One man is in custody following what police believe was a targeted robbery this morning.

Medicine Hat police were called just after 8 a.m. to a male in distress in the zero hundred block of Third Street SE. The male, 46, told police he was threatened with a firearm, punched in the face and robbed of a large amount of cash.

Police surrounded the area and found the suspect, 25, hiding in a nearby apartment.

The male is in custody awaiting a bail hearing. He is charged with robbery, obstruction of justice, being unlawfully in a dwelling and breach of release conditions.