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Man accused of robbing three Nanaimo stores released from custody

Jun 21, 2018 | 5:38 PM

NANAIMO — A man accused of robbing three Nanaimo convenience stores has been released from custody for a third time already this year.

Darren Lloyd Petrie, 55, was charged with three counts of robbery during an appearance in Provincial Court in Nanaimo on June 21. He was arrested a day earlier in connection with three robberies at downtown Nanaimo convenience stores over a four-hour period earlier this week.

Petrie, of no fixed address, was also charged with theft under $5,000 for allegedly stealing tools from a Waddington Ave. home on June 18.

A judge decided not to hold Petrie in custody on Thursday, granting him bail under a host of conditions, including a curfew and that he not possess or consume drugs.