A suspected bank robber has been arrested after a Mountie drove by the scene of the crime in progress — about 300 metres from Richmond RCMP’s headquarters.
A man in his mid-40s was spotted by the officer trying to flee on a bike from a bank on the south-east corner of the No. 5 Road and Steveston Highway intersection around 10.10 a.m. on Wednesday.
Additional RCMP members were called in and, after a short chase on foot, the suspect, who is known to police, was apprehended without incident in the grounds of the Ironwood Shopping Centre.
Richmond RCMP’s media relations officer, Cpl. Dennis Hwang, said members of the public helped police track down the suspect with directions.
No one was injured during the incident or the arrest. It’s not yet clear whether the suspect was armed.
