DRYDEN – At approximately 1:00 a.m., November 30th, police received a call from a night clerk at a motel on Government Street indicating that he had just been robbed. A male subject entered the lobby of the motel brandishing a knife, demanding money. The clerk provided the subject with whatever cash they had on hand. The subject then fled the scene in a cab with a quantity of cash. There were no injuries sustained. The subject was tracked down and arrested a short time later behind a gas station on Government Street.
Blake Kowalchuk, 32 years of age, from Oxdrift has been charged with Robbery with a Weapon and Utter Threats to Cause Death. He was held in custody with a bail hearing scheduled for later in the day.
We are urging the public to contact police should they have any information pertaining to any unsolved crime. Should they wish to remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000.00 if their information helps solve a crime, they can anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at www.tipshelp.com, 1-800-222-TIPS or by texting “tip262 and their information” to CRIMES (274637).
