Two Coquitlam residents are in jail, along with three other people, following a late-night robbery in Burnaby last week.

On Jan. 26 around 11 p.m., a man allegedly entered a business on North Road and demanded money from the lone employee. The alleged robber grabbed the cash but was arrested along with four other men outside the business.

Vancouver's Jack Sharhan, 19, is facing one count of robbery related to this incident. As well, 20-year-old Coquitlam residents Reza Ayoubi and Mohammad Human Mohammad-Ashraf are each charged with one count of robbery for allegedly robbing a different business on Austin Avenue on Jan. 24.

Two other men were released on a promise to appear, pending further investigation.

"This type of [alleged] reckless behaviour is a complete disregard of public safety," Coquitlam RCMP Cpl. Albert Lam said in a press release.

"We had the area surrounded and arrested the [alleged] robber as soon as he was outside of the business. We also arrested four of his [alleged] associates in the area. The arrest of these five individuals was well co-ordinated. As a result, no one was hurt and we took everyone involved into custody without incident."

Coquitlam RCMP continues their investigation, along with the New Westminster Police Department and RCMP detachments in Burnaby, Richmond and Ridge Meadows.

"The collaborative effort has allowed officers in different jurisdictions to work together as a team," Lam said.

"We share our intelligence multilaterally and we plan our operations jointly. Good, solid police work as a team has brought about the successful arrests."

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