A Red Deer man faces 14 charges in relation to a slew of armed robberies at banks and gas stations, mainly in the city, over the last three weeks.
Steven Lee Pinch, 31, was arrested without incident on Wednesday after leaving a residence in Red Deer.
Pinch has been charged with attempted robbery for trying to steal the night deposit at the TD Canada Trust Village Mall on Oct. 2 and the attempted robbery of the Fas Gas in Riverside Meadows on Oct. 5.
Pinch is also charged with robbery of the south Petro Canada Gas Station on Oct. 3, the south Gaetz Macs Store on Oct. 11, the Lacombe Mohawk gas station on Tuesday, the Express 24 Gas on Howarth Street on Wednesday and the North Hill Store, also on Wednesday.
Pinch is also charged with two counts of possessing a weapon, three counts of breach of probation and two counts of possessing stolen property. He is in police custody.