55 year old man under arrest in Nanaimo gas station robberies

Nanaimo RCMP have arrested and charged a suspect in 3 gas stations robberies and theft of tools from an area home.

55-year-old Darren Lloyd Petrie of no fixed address is facing 3 counts of robbery, and 1 count of theft. 

The gas station robberies occured within the span of hours starting late Tuesday night and continuing into Wednesday morning.  No one was injured during the robberies and no weapons were produced. In each incident an undisclosed amount of money was taken.

Photos of a suspect were captured on Video surveillance at each of the locations, and shared with the public.

Petrie was arrested later that day and appeared in court today.