Vancouver bank robbery suspect arrested after barricading himself in taxi (VIDEO)
A man has been taken into custody after barricading himself in a taxi following a bank robbery.
Vancouver police say they received a call just after 5:30 pm on Thursday from bank staff that the branch near Main Street and East Pender was being robbed.
As officers responded, they saw the suspect trying to leave the area in a taxi.
After a 2 hr standoff on Main St., a bank robbery suspect was taken into custody tonight. Over 30+ officers were tied up containing the area, as the suspect refused to leave the cab he had commandeered. #RushHour #Traffic #Pedestrians #NeverAsEasyAsItSeems pic.twitter.com/6wn222GrTb
— Howard Chow (@DeputyChow) October 7, 2022
The VPD says the taxi was stopped near Main and National and the driver and another passenger got out of the car.
@rakeshndutt #Major #Vancouver #Police #Incident, #Stick #Up followed by possible hostage situation concluding with an apprehension using #K9 #Unit #Dogs and #SWAT #Team – #FYP #Foryou #Foryourpage #BritishColumbia #Canada #Canadian #Cop #Cops #Filming #Downtown ♬ original sound – RakeshNDutt
That’s when the suspect barricaded himself inside and apparently refused to talk to police.
According to a release from police, the suspect was taken into custody around 7:30 pm by members of VPD’s Emergency Response Team.
A police dog and conductive energy weapon were deployed during the arrest.
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