Regina Police have charged a man after a brazen attempted robbery at a bank in Regina’s Cathedral neighbourhood.
Around 12:40 a.m. Monday, police were dispatched to the Scotiabank on 13th Avenue and Retallack Street for a report of a robbery.
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According to police, the suspect drove a vehicle into the front doors of the bank. He then exited the vehicle with a firearm and tried unsuccessfully to gain entrance to the bank’s vaults.
The suspect then fled the scene, but was later stopped by police and arrested following a struggle.
Patrick Shannon is charged with break and enter, resisting arrest and two counts of assaulting an officer.
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