(RENFREW, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has made a quick arrest after a robbery in Renfrew.
On Monday, September 29. 2025, at approximately 3:45 p.m., officers with the Renfrew Detachment responded to a reported robbery at a convenience store on O’Brien Street, near Eighth Street.
A male had entered the store, assaulted an employee and fled with stolen goods. The employee was not seriously hurt. The male then returned to the store just before officers arrived but again fled on foot.
Officers located the individual nearby and arrested him. They seized a knife and recovered the stolen property.
As a result of the investigation, Todd MEGRATH, age 46 of Horton Township, has been charged with:
- Robbery with violence
- Assault – two counts
- Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm
- Unauthorized possession of a weapon
- Possession of a firearm or ammunition contrary to a prohibition order – seven counts
- Failure to comply with an undertaking
- Fail to comply with a probation order – two counts
The accused was held in custody and was scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke for a bail hearing on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.