Durham Regional Police were contacted by Belleville Police Service Monday. They had Gary Blazeiko, 32, of no fixed address, in custody, after arresting him on the Canada-wide warrant issued by police here.

"We had information that he was in that area," said Detective Jim Houston, of Durham Police.

He was returned to Durham Region for a bail hearing and is being held on charges of attempted robbery, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, weapons dangerous and forcible confinement.

Now, other police departments are investigating Mr. Blazeiko in connection to other crimes.

"Three other police services around the province are looking at him," said Det. Houston, who would not say which departments were interested in Mr. Blazeiko.

The violent, bloody robbery took place late in the afternoon of March 28, when three men arrived at the downtown Bowmanville jewelry store, professing to be looking for an engagement ring for one of the men's girlfriends.

Within moments, knives had been drawn, and the jewelry store's goldsmith had received potentially career-ending injuries to her hand, when she was slashed by one of the robbers.

Other staffers, including Mr. Hooper's daughter, Carrie, were held at knifepoint during the robbery attempt. Mr. Hooper walked in on the scene and eventually wound up helping police chase down two suspects, who were arrested almost immediately.

Mr. Hooper's brother Dan was also in the store at the time and attempted to slow the robbers down by throwing display cases and other items at them.

"I'm feeling much relief," Ron Hooper said Tuesday, just after finding out about the final arrest. "There's a great deal of relief and satisfaction that it kind of puts an end to it. There's a lot of relief for everybody.

"The police did an excellent job."