A 22 year-old man from Steinbach has been arrested and charged in connection with an attempted robbery and a break and enter last weekend. Franklin Smith has been remanded into custody and is being held at the Winnipeg Remand Centre.

RCMP report just before midnight last Saturday, there was an attempted armed robbery at Niakwa Pizza in Steinbach. A masked male produced a handgun and demanded money but was denied and he fled on foot.

Then, around 1:00 Sunday morning, RCMP received a report that an apartment in Steinbach had been broken into Saturday evening and that a 1911 .45 calibre handgun had been stolen. Police say the handgun has not yet been found.

Investigation led to the arrest of Smith on charges of attempted robbery, break and enter and firearms offences.