RCMP have arrested three people after a string of armed robberies in Strathmore and Gleichen over the weekend.

Just after 9:00 p.m. on December 9, Strathmore RCMP responded to a report of an armed robbery at the Petro Canada on Highway 1 in Strathmore.

According to police one woman and two men armed with a rifle and bear spray had entered the store demanding cash.

Later that evening there was a second armed robbery at a Husky station, in which one of the men discharged bear spray at an employee after stealing from the store.

After obtaining a description of the suspect's vehicle Gleichen RCMP contacted Strathmore officers advising the people matching the description of the previous robberies had been involved in another at a liquor store in Cluny.

Police managed to locate the suspect's vehicle on Highway 1, a pursuit ensued and a tire deflation device was used on the vehicle which drove into a field where the suspects fled on foot.

RCMP Police Dog and the Calgary Police HAWCS helicopter were called to locate the three suspects, who were arrested and taken into custody.

During the arrest one of the suspects discharged bear spray on the arresting officer, who was not seriously injured.

The firearm involved in the offences was recovered near where the suspect vehicle had stopped in the field.

27-year-old Bradley Josh Blackhorse and 24-year-old Justin Lee Nathan cutter, both from Siksika Nation have been charged with ten different offences.

They will appear in court Dec. 15, and 19 respectively.

A 15-year-old female youth from Siksika Nation who can not be identified has also been charged with similar offences as well as assault for spitting on an RCMP member during the arrest.

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