OPP Make Arrest After Robbery in Cardinal on Tuesday

Cardinal – One person has been arrested and charged following two reported robberies in the village of Cardinal, in Edwardsburgh-Cardinal Township.

On August 20, 2024, shortly before 11:30 a.m., the Grenville County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a robbery from a store on County Road 2, in Cardinal. Police were told a person had assaulted a store employee and stole cigarettes. A description of the suspect was provided to police.

A short time later, police received a report of a second robbery where another person had been assaulted, at a nearby public facility. A matching suspect description was given to responding officers.

At 12:40 p.m., the suspect was located by officers near County Road 2 and fled on foot. After a brief foot chase, the suspect was located and safely arrested by police.

As a result of the investigation, Shaquille LEWIS, 30 years of age, of Edwardsburgh Cardinal Township, was charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of failure to comply with the Probation Order, contrary to the Criminal Code.

The accused was held for a bail hearing on August 21, 2024, at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville.