Airdrie man arrested after five liquor store robberies

STRATHMORE- Following a hit and run collision that sent a man to hospital, RCMP have laid numerous additional charges in a series of liquor store robberies against an Airdrie resident.

On May 8 at 11 p.m., a man armed with a knife entered an Olds liquor store and robbed the business of cash and liquor.

Two days later, two similar robberies took place in Cochrane.

In both of these incidents, a man armed with a knife entered a liquor store and demanded cash from the register.

The man assaulted staff and fled from the scene stealing liquor and cash.

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On May 11, another robbery occurred, this time in Airdrie.

In this instance, the suspect fought with the clerk and stole the entire tray from the cash register.

A fifth robbery took place on May 14 in Carstairs.

Once again, the suspect was armed with a knife and entered a liquor store where he stole cash and liquor before fleeing in an unknown direction.

About an hour after the robbery in Carstairs, Strathmore RCMP were called to a collision between a motorcycle and an SUV.

The driver of the motorcycle was transported to hospital with serious injuries and the driver of the SUV fled on foot.

RCMP police dog services were brought in and tracked the driver down in a nearby field.

Christopher Ferguson, 27, has been charged for all five robberies, in addition to the charges he faces as a result of the collision.

Ferguson faces a total of 20 charges including robbery with an offensive weapon, assault with a weapon, impaired operation of a vehicle causing bodily harm and other offences.

(Gary McKinnon)