Charges laid after robbery at restaurant

Two Okanagan men are facing charges after they allegedly robbed a Kelowna restaurant Saturday morning.

On April 18, just before 5 a.m., RCMP responded to a report of a robbery at a restaurant in the 1900-block of Kane Road.

Two men allegedly entered the restaurant through the drive-through window, stole a number of items and fled in a vehicle.

Responding officers were able to get a vehicle description and licence plate number. A number of employees were on site and preparing to open the restaurant, which was closed at the time of the incident.

One employee sustained what police believe to be non-life threatening injures. The employee was medically assessed and later released from local hospital.

Later that morning, just before 10 a.m., police received a report of an incident on Avery Road involving a vehicle matching the description of the one from the robbery. Soon after, officers located the suspect vehicle in the area of Chute Lake Road.

“The two males attempted to evade police, first in their vehicle and then on foot”, said RCMP Cpl. Stuart Smith. “Both men were taken into police custody following a foot pursuit.”

45-year-old Michael Norton and 42-year-old Anthony Roberts are being held in custody and have been formally charged with several offences.

They will appear in court next on Tuesday, April 21.