Victoria police say a man was arrested after he asked officers to help him break into an ATM machine on Wednesday morning.
Police said two uniformed officers in the 900-block of Yates Street just after 3 a.m. approached a man trying to break into an ATM.
Officers watched the man, who noticed someone was behind him.
- Toronto police seek 4 suspects in connection with armed robbery of $1M in jewels
- Montreal lawyer denied bail on child luring, sexual assault charges
- Toronto man accused of murdering neighbour over bbq smoke takes the stand
- Quebec City-area man arrested in terrorism investigation, released with conditions
“Without turning, he asked those behind him to help him break into the ATM,” police said in a statement.
The officers then identified themselves and told the man he was under arrest, at which time he tried to run away.
After a brief struggle, the suspect was arrested. He has since been released as the investigation continues.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.