Earlier this week two Vancouver security guards and a bystander allegedly got a faceful of bear spray from a not so subtle thief.
According to a release from Vancouver Crime Stories the incident took place at a downtown liquor store. The guards were allegedly bear sprayed once while trying to apprehend a man stealing from the store and a second time when the guards followed the man out of the store. During the second spray a bystander was also hit.
Earlier this week, a suspected thief in a downtown liquor store allegedly bear-sprayed security guards twice. A bystander also suffered effects of the spray. The suspect was arrested for robbery and assault with a weapon. https://t.co/RAV8bTDVkh#VancouverCrimeStories pic.twitter.com/l65XOUR990
— Vancouver Police (@VancouverPD) April 14, 2021
Officers from the Vancouver Police Department arrived and arrested the man after a brief struggle. The bear spray was seized and the man was taken to jail.
Police are recommending charges for robbery and assault with a weapon.
