Female arrested after robbery in Lancer, SK
On July 28, 2025 at approximately 10:45 a.m., Leader RCMP received a report of a robbery at a business in Lancer, SK.
Investigation determined an unknown female attended the business and demanded a sum of cash from an employee inside. She told the employee she had a weapon. The female stole a sum of money and left the business on foot.
Leader RCMP located and arrested the female suspect outside a residence in Lancer. The stolen money was recovered by police. Further investigation determined the female did not have a weapon at the time of the robbery.
53-year-old Shirley Johnson from Lancer, SK is charged with:
one count, robbery – threats of a firearm, Section 344(1)(a), Criminal Code; and
one count, theft over $5000, Section 334(a), Criminal Code.
Shirley Johnson appeared in Swift Current Provincial Court on July 29, 2025.
Maple Creek and Swift Current Rural RCMP, along with Saskatchewan RCMP Police Dog Services and Roving Traffic Unit, assisted in this investigation.